NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M vs Intel Iris Graphics 5100

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Combined performance score

Iris Graphics 5100
1.81
+26.6%

Iris Graphics 5100 outperforms GeForce GTS 250M by 27% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking876949
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.050.09
ArchitectureGen. 7.5 Haswell (2012−2013)GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code nameHaswell GT3N10E-GE
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 June 2013 (10 years old)15 June 2009 (14 years old)
Current price$696 $230
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTS 250M has 80% better value for money than Iris Graphics 5100.

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 cores4096
CUDA coresno data96
Core clock speed200 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,300 million727 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt28 Watt
Texture fill rate48.0016.00
Floating-point performanceno data240 gflops
Gigaflopsno data360

Size and compatibility

Information on Iris Graphics 5100 and GeForce GTS 250M 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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI optionsno data+
MXM Typeno dataMXM 3.0 Type-B

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 typeSystem SharedDDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem SharedUp to 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data51.2 GB/s
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 outputsHDMIVGALVDSSingle Link DVIDisplayPortDual Link DVI
HDMIno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536

Technologies

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

Power managementno data8.0
Quick Sync+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.32.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.80N/A
CUDAno 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.

Iris Graphics 5100 1.81
+26.6%
GTS 250M 1.43

Iris Graphics 5100 outperforms GeForce GTS 250M by 27% in our combined 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%

Iris Graphics 5100 742
+34.2%
GTS 250M 553

Iris Graphics 5100 outperforms GeForce GTS 250M by 34% 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%

Iris Graphics 5100 5865
+60.3%
GTS 250M 3659

Iris Graphics 5100 outperforms GeForce GTS 250M by 60% 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 HD13
−115%
28
+115%
4K7
+40%
5−6
−40%

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
Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
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
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
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
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
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
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
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
+50%
2−3
−50%
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 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 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 Iris Graphics 5100 and GTS 250M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTS 250M is 115% faster than Iris Graphics 5100

4K resolution:

  • Iris Graphics 5100 is 40% faster than GTS 250M

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Graphics 5100 is 200% faster than the GTS 250M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Graphics 5100 is ahead in 13 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 19 tests (59%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.81 1.43
Recency 5 June 2013 15 June 2009
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 1 GB
Chip lithography 22 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 28 Watt

The Iris Graphics 5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250M in performance tests.


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