NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) vs Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, API support, Memory, Technologies, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. 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 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • 4.1x more core clock speed: 1228 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • Around 45% higher boost clock speed: 1670 MHz vs 1150 MHz
  • 8x more pipelines: 384 vs 48
  • Around 54% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2456 vs 1594
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 442 vs 362
  • Around 38% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9783 vs 7093
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3629 vs 2652
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3684 vs 1564
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3629 vs 2652
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3684 vs 1564
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 May 2017 vs 3 January 2017
Core clock speed 1228 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed 1670 MHz vs 1150 MHz
Pipelines 384 vs 48
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2456 vs 1594
PassMark - G2D Mark 442 vs 362
Geekbench - OpenCL 9783 vs 7093
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3629 vs 2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3684 vs 1564
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3629 vs 2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3684 vs 1564

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650

  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 30 Watt
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 2 GB
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 30 Watt
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3340 vs 3331
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3340 vs 3331

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)
GPU 2: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2456
1594
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
442
362
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
9783
7093
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3629
2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3684
1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3331
3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3629
2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3684
1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3331
3340
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
PassMark - G3D Mark 2456 1594
PassMark - G2D Mark 442 362
Geekbench - OpenCL 9783 7093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.898
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 170.785
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 160.823
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3629 2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3684 1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3331 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3629 2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3684 1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3331 3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1084

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Generation 9.5
Code name N17P-G1 Kaby Lake GT3e
Launch date 17 May 2017 3 January 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $69.99
Place in performance rating 871 873
Price now $59.99
Type Desktop Laptop
Value for money (0-100) 63.91

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1670 MHz 1150 MHz
Core clock speed 1228 MHz 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 384 48
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt 15 Watt
Floating-point performance 883 gflops
Transistor count 189 million

Video outputs and ports

G-SYNC support
Display Connectors No outputs

API support

DirectX 12_1 12.0 (12_1)
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 32 GB
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4
Shared memory 0 1

Technologies

Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
VR Ready
Quick Sync

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1