Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M SLI

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Combined performance score

GTX 285M SLI
4.20

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking640641
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.620.98
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake (2015−2017)
GPU code nameN10E-GTXKaby Lake GT3e
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 March 2009 (15 years old)1 September 2017 (6 years old)
Current price$149 $999
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 285M SLI has 65% better value for money than Iris Plus Graphics 655.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores25648
Core clock speed576 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Million189 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data50.40

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 285M SLI and Iris Plus Graphics 655 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x1

Memory

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 typeGDDR3DDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1020 MHzSystem Shared
Shared memory-+

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Syncno data+

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1012 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkanno data1.1.103
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 285M SLI 4.20
Iris Plus Graphics 655 4.20

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 285M SLI 11233
Iris Plus Graphics 655 12287
+9.4%

Iris Plus Graphics 655 outperforms GeForce GTX 285M SLI by 9% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD60
+186%
21
−186%
1440p14−16
−7.1%
15
+7.1%
4K16−18
+0%
16
+0%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−37.5%
11
+37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−37.5%
11
+37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−9.1%
12
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−25%
10
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−25%
10
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+120%
5
−120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−22.2%
11
+22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−12.5%
9
+12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+50%
6
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how GTX 285M SLI and Iris Plus Graphics 655 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 285M SLI is 186% faster than Iris Plus Graphics 655

1440p resolution:

  • Iris Plus Graphics 655 is 7.1% faster than GTX 285M SLI

4K resolution:

  • Iris Plus Graphics 655 is 0% faster than GTX 285M SLI

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 285M SLI is 120% faster than the Iris Plus Graphics 655.
  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics 655 is 37.5% faster than the GTX 285M SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 285M SLI is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • Iris Plus Graphics 655 is ahead in 8 tests (13%)
  • there's a draw in 50 tests (83%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 2 March 2009 1 September 2017
Chip lithography 55 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 15 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 285M SLI and Iris Plus Graphics 655. The differences in performance seem too small.


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