NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Notebook) vs Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Notebook) and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Notebook)

  • 4.5x more core clock speed: 1354 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • Around 36% higher boost clock speed: 1493 MHz vs 1100 MHz
  • 13.3x more pipelines: 640 vs 48
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4463 vs 1358
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 17466 vs 6620
  • Around 84% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 67.209 vs 36.485
  • 3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 799.414 vs 246.614
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.536 vs 1.888
  • Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.523 vs 21.014
  • 5.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 223.683 vs 42.981
  • 3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7239 vs 2306
  • 2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3721 vs 1514
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3359 vs 3333
  • 3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7239 vs 2306
  • 2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3721 vs 1514
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3359 vs 3333
  • 2.9x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2084 vs 720
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1354 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed 1493 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Pipelines 640 vs 48
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 4463 vs 1358
Geekbench - OpenCL 17466 vs 6620
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 67.209 vs 36.485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 799.414 vs 246.614
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.536 vs 1.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.523 vs 21.014
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 223.683 vs 42.981
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7239 vs 2306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3721 vs 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359 vs 3333
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7239 vs 2306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3721 vs 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359 vs 3333
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2084 vs 720

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 16 nm
  • 5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 4 GB
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 338 vs 292
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 16 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 338 vs 292

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Notebook)
GPU 2: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
4463
1358
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
292
338
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
17466
6620
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
67.209
36.485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
799.414
246.614
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.536
1.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
30.523
21.014
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
223.683
42.981
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7239
2306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3721
1514
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3359
3333
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7239
2306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3721
1514
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3359
3333
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
2084
720
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Notebook) Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
PassMark - G3D Mark 4463 1358
PassMark - G2D Mark 292 338
Geekbench - OpenCL 17466 6620
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 67.209 36.485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 799.414 246.614
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.536 1.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.523 21.014
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 223.683 42.981
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7239 2306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3721 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359 3333
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7239 2306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3721 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359 3333
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2084 720

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Notebook) Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Generation 9.5
Code name GP106B Kaby Lake GT3e
Launch date 1 February 2017 3 January 2017
Place in performance rating 595 1136
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1493 MHz 1100 MHz
Core clock speed 1354 MHz 300 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,911 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 640 48
Texture fill rate 59.72 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 15 Watt
Transistor count 4,400 million 189 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
G-SYNC support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 32 GB
Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4
Shared memory 0 1

Technologies

Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
Quick Sync