Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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 GTX 660 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 35% higher boost clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 888 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
8.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 37.109 vs 32.718
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3343 vs 3325
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3343 vs 3325

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2017 vs 22 August 2012
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz vs 888 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	37.109 vs 32.718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3343 vs 3325
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3343 vs 3325

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

2.7x more core clock speed: 823 MHz vs 300 MHz
24x more pipelines: 1152 vs 48
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1021.371 vs 465.116
Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.143 vs 2.796
Around 94% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 56.509 vs 29.115
Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 67.697 vs 54.932
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5983 vs 2780
Around 95% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3665 vs 1884
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5983 vs 2780
Around 95% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3665 vs 1884

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	823 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	1152 vs 48
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1021.371 vs 465.116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.143 vs 2.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	56.509 vs 29.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	67.697 vs 54.932
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5983 vs 2780
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3665 vs 1884
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5983 vs 2780
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3665 vs 1884

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

37.109

32.718

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

465.116

1021.371

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.796

3.143

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

29.115

56.509

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

54.932

67.697

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2780

5983

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1884

3665

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3343

3325

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2780

5983

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1884

3665

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3343

3325

Name	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark	1721
PassMark - G2D Mark	357
Geekbench - OpenCL	7356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	37.109	32.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	465.116	1021.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.796	3.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	29.115	56.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	54.932	67.697
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2780	5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1884	3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3343	3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2780	5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1884	3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3343	3325
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	619	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.5	Kepler
Code name	Coffee Lake GT3e	GK104
Launch date	1 September 2017	22 August 2012
Place in performance rating	1031	811
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	888 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	823 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	48	1152
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	130 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	3,540 million
Floating-point performance		2,046 gflops
Texture fill rate		85.25 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length		241 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Memory
Memory type	DDR3 / DDR4	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		1536 MB
Memory bandwidth		134.4 GB / s
Memory bus width		192 Bit
Memory clock speed		5600 MHz