Iris Plus Graphics 650 vs GeForce GTX 560 Ti

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 560 Ti with Iris Plus Graphics 650, including specs and performance data.

GTX 560 Ti
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 170 Watt
7.88
+73.2%

GTX 560 Ti outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 650 by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking490618
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.820.64
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake (2015−2017)
GPU code nameGF114Kaby Lake GT3e
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date25 January 2011 (13 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data
Current price$130 (0.5x MSRP)$949

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 560 Ti has 184% better value for money than Iris Plus Graphics 650.

Detailed specifications

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 cores38448
Core clock speed822 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1100 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate52.6755.20
Floating-point performance1,263.4 gflops883 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 560 Ti and Iris Plus Graphics 650 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x1
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount1 GB32 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed2004 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth128.3 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMINo outputs
HDMI+no data

Supported technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.1.103
CUDA2.1no 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 560 Ti 7.88
+73.2%
Iris Plus Graphics 650 4.55

GeForce GTX 560 Ti outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 650 by 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 560 Ti 3042
+73.1%
Iris Plus Graphics 650 1757

GeForce GTX 560 Ti outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 650 by 73% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 560 Ti 4013
+45.3%
Iris Plus Graphics 650 2762

GeForce GTX 560 Ti outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 650 by 45% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 560 Ti 3470
+104%
Iris Plus Graphics 650 1698

GeForce GTX 560 Ti outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 650 by 104% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

900p63
+80%
35−40
−80%
Full HD59
+157%
23
−157%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 no data
Battlefield 5 0−1 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 0−1 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 no data
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 0−1 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 no data
Battlefield 5 0−1 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 0−1 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 no data
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 0−1 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 no data
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 0−1 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 no data
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data

This is how GTX 560 Ti and Iris Plus Graphics 650 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 560 Ti is 80% faster in 900p
  • GTX 560 Ti is 157% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.88 4.55
Recency 25 January 2011 3 January 2017
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 15 Watt

The GeForce GTX 560 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics 650 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 560 Ti is a desktop card while Iris Plus Graphics 650 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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