Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1150 MHz vs 1124 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
8x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 4 GB
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 356 vs 217

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 January 2017 vs 13 March 2015
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz vs 1124 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	356 vs 217

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M

3x more core clock speed: 914 MHz vs 300 MHz
13.3x more pipelines: 640 vs 48
Around 63% better floating-point performance: 1,439 gflops vs 883 gflops
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2581 vs 1602
Around 37% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9739 vs 7114
Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4148 vs 2652
Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4148 vs 2652
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3715 vs 1564
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3715 vs 1564
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3340
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3340

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	914 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	640 vs 48
Floating-point performance	1,439 gflops vs 883 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2581 vs 1602
Geekbench - OpenCL	9739 vs 7114
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4148 vs 2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4148 vs 2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715 vs 1564
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715 vs 1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3340

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1602

2581

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

356

217

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

7114

9739

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2652

4148

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2652

4148

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1564

3715

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1564

3715

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

3358

Name	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1602	2581
PassMark - G2D Mark	356	217
Geekbench - OpenCL	7114	9739
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2652	4148
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2652	4148
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1564	3715
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1564	3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3340	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3340	3358
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		42.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		373.644
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.54
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		39.412
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		139.158
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		3350

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.5	Maxwell
Code name	Kaby Lake GT3e	GM107
Launch date	3 January 2017	13 March 2015
Place in performance rating	874	877
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	1124 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	914 MHz
Floating-point performance	883 gflops	1,439 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	48	640
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	1,870 million
CUDA cores		640
Texture fill rate		44.96 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support		1
HDMI
VGA аnalog display support		1
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x8
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4	DDR3 or GDDR5
Shared memory	1	0
Memory bandwidth		32 or 80 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1000 or 2500 MHz
Technologies
Quick Sync
Adaptive VSync
Ansel
BatteryBoost
CUDA
DSR
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI