Iris Graphics 5100 vs GeForce GT 555M

Place in performance ranking	888	878
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.10	0.05
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Gen. 7.5 Haswell (2012−2013)
GPU code name	N12E-GE-B	Haswell GT3
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2011 (13 years ago)	5 June 2013 (10 years ago)
Current price	$310	$696

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 555M has 100% better value for money than Iris Graphics 5100.

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 cores	144	40
CUDA cores	Up to 144	no data
Core clock speed	Up to 753 MHz	200 MHz
Boost clock speed	753 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	1,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	30 Watt
Texture fill rate	Up to 16.2 billion/sec	48.00
Floating-point performance	388.8 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 555M and Iris Graphics 5100 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 size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
SLI options	+	no 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 type	DDR3\DDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	Up to 192 bit/128 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 1569 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	Up to 50.2 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
Quick Sync	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.80
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.

GT 555M 1.71

Iris Graphics 5100 1.81
+5.8%

Iris Graphics 5100 outperforms GeForce GT 555M by 6% based on our aggregated 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%

GT 555M 660

Iris Graphics 5100 744
+12.7%

Iris Graphics 5100 outperforms GeForce GT 555M by 13% in Passmark.

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%

GT 555M 5884
+0.3%

Iris Graphics 5100 5865

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%

GT 555M 1146

Iris Graphics 5100 1151
+0.4%

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:

900p	19 +5.6%	18−21 −5.6%
Full HD	25 +92.3%	13 −92.3%
4K	6−7 −16.7%	7 +16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Hitman 3	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Hitman 3	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

This is how GT 555M and Iris Graphics 5100 compete in popular games:

GT 555M is 5.6% faster than Iris Graphics 5100 in 900p
GT 555M is 92.3% faster than Iris Graphics 5100 in 1080p
Iris Graphics 5100 is 16.7% faster than GT 555M in 4K

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Graphics 5100 is 100% faster than the GT 555M.

All in all, in popular games:

Iris Graphics 5100 is ahead in 8 tests (20%)
there's a draw in 33 tests (80%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.71	1.81
Recency	6 January 2011	5 June 2013
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	System Shared
Chip lithography	40 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	30 Watt