Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 vs NVIDIA GeForce 845M

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 and NVIDIA GeForce 845M 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655

NVIDIA GeForce 845M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 1176 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 33 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1721 vs 1489
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 358 vs 204
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7366 vs 6112
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.796 vs 1.295
Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 29.115 vs 22.387
Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2780 vs 2320
Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2780 vs 2320

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2017 vs 26 August 2015
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz vs 1176 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 33 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1721 vs 1489
PassMark - G2D Mark	358 vs 204
Geekbench - OpenCL	7366 vs 6112
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.796 vs 1.295
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	29.115 vs 22.387
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2780 vs 2320
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2780 vs 2320

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 845M

3.6x more core clock speed: 1071 MHz vs 300 MHz
8x more pipelines: 384 vs 48
Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 76.073 vs 54.932
Around 74% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3287 vs 1884
Around 74% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3287 vs 1884

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1071 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	384 vs 48
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	76.073 vs 54.932
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3287 vs 1884
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3287 vs 1884
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3343

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 845M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1721

1489

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

358

204

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

7366

6112

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.796

1.295

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

29.115

22.387

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

54.932

76.073

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2780

2320

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1884

3287

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3343

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2780

2320

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1884

3287

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3343

3358

Name	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	NVIDIA GeForce 845M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1721	1489
PassMark - G2D Mark	358	204
Geekbench - OpenCL	7366	6112
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	37.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	465.116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.796	1.295
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	29.115	22.387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	54.932	76.073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2780	2320
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1884	3287
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3343	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2780	2320
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1884	3287
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3343	3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	619

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	NVIDIA GeForce 845M
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.5	Maxwell
Code name	Coffee Lake GT3e	GM108
Launch date	1 September 2017	26 August 2015
Place in performance rating	1041	1044
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	1176 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1071 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	48	384
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	33 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	1,870 million
Floating-point performance		883.7 gflops
Texture fill rate		27.62 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Memory
Memory type	DDR3 / DDR4	DDR3 / GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Memory bandwidth		16.02 GB / s
Memory bus width		64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed		5012 MHz
Shared memory		0
Technologies
CUDA
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus