Iris Plus Graphics 645 vs HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) with Iris Plus Graphics 645, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
2012
0.63

Iris Plus Graphics 645 outperforms HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) by a whopping 605% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1189658
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data20.50
ArchitectureGen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2012)Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1Coffee Lake GT3e
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 October 2012 (12 years ago)7 October 2019 (5 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores6384
Core clock speed350 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1050 MHz
Manufacturing process technology22 nm14 nm+++
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data50.40
Floating-point processing powerno data0.8064 TFLOPS
ROPsno data6
TMUsno data48

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).

Interfaceno dataRing Bus
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeno dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus width64/128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
Shared memory++

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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

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

DirectX11.012 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3

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.

HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 0.63
Iris Plus Graphics 645 4.44
+605%

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.

HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 315
Iris Plus Graphics 645 2985
+848%

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.

HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 286
Iris Plus Graphics 645 1893
+563%

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 HD8
−225%
26
+225%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Hitman 3 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−150%
14−16
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−43.3%
40−45
+43.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Hitman 3 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−150%
14−16
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−43.3%
40−45
+43.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Hitman 3 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−150%
14−16
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−43.3%
40−45
+43.3%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 4−5
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Hitman 3 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−2400%
24−27
+2400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 2−3

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and Iris Plus Graphics 645 compete in popular games:

  • Iris Plus Graphics 645 is 225% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics 645 is 2400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Plus Graphics 645 is ahead in 35 tests (57%)
  • there's a draw in 26 tests (43%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.63 4.44
Recency 1 October 2012 7 October 2019
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm

Iris Plus Graphics 645 has a 604.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Plus Graphics 645 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) is a notebook card while Iris Plus Graphics 645 is a desktop 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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