Iris Plus Graphics 950 vs GeForce GTX 560 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 560 Ti and Iris Plus Graphics 950, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 560 Ti
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 170 Watt
7.90
+21%

GTX 560 Ti outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 950 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking514565
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.72no data
Power efficiency3.2330.23
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameGF114Ice Lake GT2
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 January 2011 (13 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384512
Core clock speed823 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate52.6732.00
Floating-point processing power1.263 TFLOPS1.024 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs6432

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x1
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1002 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth128.3 GB/sno 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+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA2.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 7.90
+21%
Iris Plus Graphics 950 6.53

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 560 Ti 3050
+21.1%
Iris Plus Graphics 950 2519

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
+26%
50−55
−26%
Full HD60
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+30%
40−45
−30%
Hitman 3 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+28.6%
35−40
−28.6%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+30%
40−45
−30%
Hitman 3 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+28.6%
35−40
−28.6%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+30%
40−45
−30%
Hitman 3 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+28.6%
35−40
−28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Hitman 3 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+25%
40−45
−25%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

This is how GTX 560 Ti and Iris Plus Graphics 950 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 560 Ti is 26% faster in 900p
  • GTX 560 Ti is 33% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.90 6.53
Chip lithography 40 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 15 Watt

GTX 560 Ti has a 21% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Plus Graphics 950, on the other hand, has a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 1033.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 560 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics 950 in performance tests.


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