Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M 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).

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 10 month(s) later
5.5x better floating-point performance: 883 gflops vs 160 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 65 nm
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 70 Watt
64x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 512 MB
3.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1590 vs 467
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 377 vs 365
Around 84% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3340 vs 1820
Around 84% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3340 vs 1820

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 January 2017 vs 23 February 2008
Floating-point performance	883 gflops vs 160 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 70 Watt
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1590 vs 467
PassMark - G2D Mark	377 vs 365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3340 vs 1820
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3340 vs 1820

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

Around 67% higher core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 300 MHz
2x more pipelines: 96 vs 48

Core clock speed	500 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	96 vs 48

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1590

467

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

377

365

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

1820

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

1820

Name	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650	NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1590	467
PassMark - G2D Mark	377	365
Geekbench - OpenCL	7012
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1564
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3340	1820
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3340	1820

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650	NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.5	Tesla
Code name	Kaby Lake GT3e	G92
Launch date	3 January 2017	23 February 2008
Place in performance rating	851	782
Type	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	500 MHz
Floating-point performance	883 gflops	160 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	48	96
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	70 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	754 million
Texture fill rate		16 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
HDCP
HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	MXM-HE
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	10.0
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4	GDDR3
Shared memory	1	0
Memory bandwidth		51.1 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1600 MHz
Technologies
Quick Sync
Gigathread technology
HDCP-capable
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0