NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 vs Intel Iris Graphics 6100

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 and Intel Iris Graphics 6100 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.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950

Intel Iris Graphics 6100

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
3.4x more core clock speed: 1024 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 8% higher boost clock speed: 1188 MHz vs 1100 MHz
16x more pipelines: 768 vs 48
5.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5340 vs 900
2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 641 vs 313
5.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 16728 vs 3025
4.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6803 vs 1404
3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3697 vs 1139
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3331
4.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6803 vs 1404
3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3697 vs 1139
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3331

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 August 2015 vs 5 January 2015
Core clock speed	1024 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1188 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Pipelines	768 vs 48
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5340 vs 900
PassMark - G2D Mark	641 vs 313
Geekbench - OpenCL	16728 vs 3025
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6803 vs 1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3697 vs 1139
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3331
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6803 vs 1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3697 vs 1139
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3331

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 6100

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
6x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 90 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 90 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
GPU 2: Intel Iris Graphics 6100

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

5340

900

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

641

313

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

16728

3025

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6803

1404

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3697

1139

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3331

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6803

1404

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3697

1139

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3331

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950	Intel Iris Graphics 6100
PassMark - G3D Mark	5340	900
PassMark - G2D Mark	641	313
Geekbench - OpenCL	16728	3025
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	60.473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	758.865
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	29.738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	231.508
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6803	1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3697	1139
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3331
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6803	1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3697	1139
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3331
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	105

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950	Intel Iris Graphics 6100
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	Generation 8.0
Code name	GM206	Broadwell GT3
Launch date	20 August 2015	5 January 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$159
Place in performance rating	547	1085
Price now	$194.44
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Value for money (0-100)	30.06
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1188 MHz	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	1024 MHz	300 MHz
CUDA cores	768
Floating-point performance	1,825 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Pipelines	768	48
Texture fill rate	49.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	15 Watt
Transistor count	2,940 million	189 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	No outputs
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x1
Length	7.938" (20.2 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	350 Watt
SLI options	2x
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pins	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	105.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.6 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	1
Technologies
3D Vision
Adaptive Vertical Sync
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
SLI
Surround
Quick Sync