Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 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 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 13% higher boost clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 1058 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 13x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 195 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3343 vs 3306
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3343 vs 3306
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2017 vs 22 March 2012
Boost clock speed 1200 MHz vs 1058 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 195 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3343 vs 3306
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3343 vs 3306

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

  • 3.4x more core clock speed: 1006 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 32x more pipelines: 1536 vs 48
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5590 vs 1721
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 531 vs 357
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18376 vs 7356
  • Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 46.086 vs 37.109
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 989.685 vs 465.116
  • Around 66% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.645 vs 2.796
  • Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 36.463 vs 29.115
  • Around 81% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 99.577 vs 54.932
  • 2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7222 vs 2780
  • Around 95% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3666 vs 1884
  • 2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7222 vs 2780
  • Around 95% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3666 vs 1884
  • 3.2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2004 vs 619
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1006 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 1536 vs 48
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 5590 vs 1721
PassMark - G2D Mark 531 vs 357
Geekbench - OpenCL 18376 vs 7356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 46.086 vs 37.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 989.685 vs 465.116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.645 vs 2.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 36.463 vs 29.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 99.577 vs 54.932
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7222 vs 2780
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3666 vs 1884
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7222 vs 2780
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3666 vs 1884
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2004 vs 619

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1721
5590
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
357
531
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
7356
18376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
37.109
46.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
465.116
989.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.796
4.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
29.115
36.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
54.932
99.577
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2780
7222
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1884
3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3343
3306
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2780
7222
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1884
3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3343
3306
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
619
2004
Name Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
PassMark - G3D Mark 1721 5590
PassMark - G2D Mark 357 531
Geekbench - OpenCL 7356 18376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 37.109 46.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 465.116 989.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.796 4.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 29.115 36.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 54.932 99.577
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2780 7222
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1884 3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3343 3306
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2780 7222
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1884 3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3343 3306
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 619 2004

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 Kepler
Code name Coffee Lake GT3e GK104
Launch date 1 September 2017 22 March 2012
Place in performance rating 1031 544
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $499
Price now $579.99
Value for money (0-100) 12.83

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1200 MHz 1058 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 1006 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 48 1536
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 195 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 3,540 million
CUDA cores 1536
Floating-point performance 3,090.4 gflops
Texture fill rate 128.8 billion / sec

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI...
Audio input for HDMI Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 10.0" (25.4 cm)
SLI options 3-way
Supplementary power connectors Two 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 2048 MB
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 256-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA