Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
  • 7.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 116 Watt
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1733 vs 1553
  • Around 27% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7361 vs 5775
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 37.109 vs 18.461
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 465.116 vs 354.392
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.796 vs 1.125
  • Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 29.115 vs 18.511
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 54.932 vs 41.941
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2780 vs 2488
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3343 vs 3322
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2780 vs 2488
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3343 vs 3322
  • Around 92% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 619 vs 322
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2017 vs 15 March 2011
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 116 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1733 vs 1553
Geekbench - OpenCL 7361 vs 5775
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 37.109 vs 18.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 465.116 vs 354.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.796 vs 1.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 29.115 vs 18.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 54.932 vs 41.941
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2780 vs 2488
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3343 vs 3322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2780 vs 2488
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3343 vs 3322
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 619 vs 322

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

  • 6x more core clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 4x more pipelines: 192 vs 48
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 375 vs 363
  • Around 78% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3351 vs 1884
  • Around 78% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3351 vs 1884
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1800 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 192 vs 48
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 375 vs 363
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3351 vs 1884
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3351 vs 1884

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1733
1553
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
363
375
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
7361
5775
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
37.109
18.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
465.116
354.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.796
1.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
29.115
18.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
54.932
41.941
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2780
2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1884
3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3343
3322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2780
2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1884
3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3343
3322
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
619
322
Name Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark 1733 1553
PassMark - G2D Mark 363 375
Geekbench - OpenCL 7361 5775
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 37.109 18.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 465.116 354.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.796 1.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 29.115 18.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 54.932 41.941
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2780 2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1884 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3343 3322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2780 2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1884 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3343 3322
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 619 322

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 Fermi 2.0
Code name Coffee Lake GT3e GF116
Launch date 1 September 2017 15 March 2011
Place in performance rating 1058 1061
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $149
Price now $287.59
Value for money (0-100) 7.49

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1200 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 1800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 48 192
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 116 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 1,170 million
CUDA cores 192
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature 100 °C
Texture fill rate 28.8 billion / sec

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 2.0 x16
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 8.25" (21 cm)
SLI options 2-way
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.2

Memory

Memory type DDR3 / DDR4 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 98.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1026 MHz

Technologies

3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI