NVIDIA GeForce 945M vs Intel Iris Graphics 550
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 945M and Intel Iris Graphics 550 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 945M
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
- 3.4x more core clock speed: 1029 MHz vs 300 MHz
- 10.7x more pipelines: 512 vs 48
- Around 47% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2108 vs 1432
- Around 13% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8099 vs 7182
- Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2961 vs 2675
- 2.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3683 vs 1290
- Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3343 vs 3157
- Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2961 vs 2675
- 2.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3683 vs 1290
- Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3343 vs 3157
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 27 October 2015 vs 1 September 2015 |
| Core clock speed | 1029 MHz vs 300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 512 vs 48 |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 2108 vs 1432 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 8099 vs 7182 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2961 vs 2675 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3683 vs 1290 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3343 vs 3157 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2961 vs 2675 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3683 vs 1290 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3343 vs 3157 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 550
- Around 1% higher boost clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 1085 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- 5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
- Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 305 vs 255
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz vs 1085 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 75 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 305 vs 255 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 945M
GPU 2: Intel Iris Graphics 550
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce 945M | Intel Iris Graphics 550 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 2108 | 1432 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 255 | 305 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 8099 | 7182 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 28.633 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 380.461 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.988 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 31.027 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 107.094 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2961 | 2675 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3683 | 1290 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3343 | 3157 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2961 | 2675 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3683 | 1290 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3343 | 3157 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce 945M | Intel Iris Graphics 550 | |
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| Architecture | Maxwell | Generation 9.0 |
| Code name | GM107 | Skylake GT3e |
| Launch date | 27 October 2015 | 1 September 2015 |
| Place in performance rating | 952 | 953 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
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| Boost clock speed | 1085 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 1029 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 953.9 gflops | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Pipelines | 512 | 48 |
| Texture fill rate | 29.81 GTexel / s | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 75 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Transistor count | 1,870 million | 189 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x1 |
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (11_0) | 12.0 (12_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | |
| Memory bandwidth | 16.02 GB / s | |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | |
| Memory type | DDR3 | eDRAM |
| Shared memory | 0 | 1 |
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