GeForce 8800 GTS 112 vs Iris Graphics 550
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 787 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 18.05 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 9.0 (2015−2016) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Skylake GT3e | G80 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 September 2015 (10 years ago) | 19 November 2007 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 112 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | 681 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm+ | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 48.00 | 28.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.768 TFLOPS | 0.2688 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 6 | 20 |
| TMUs | 48 | 28 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 80 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 640 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 64 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2015 | 19 November 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 150 Watt |
Iris Graphics 550 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 543% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Iris Graphics 550 and GeForce 8800 GTS Core 112. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Iris Graphics 550 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 8800 GTS Core 112 is a desktop one.
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