NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 vs Intel Iris Graphics 550

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Combined performance score

Iris Graphics 550
3.58

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Iris Graphics 550 by 920% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking676121
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Value for moneyno data21.00
ArchitectureGen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameSkylake GT3eTuring TU106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 September 2015 (8 years old)6 January 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349
Current priceno data$397 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores481920
Core clock speed300 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1620 MHz
Number of transistors189 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate52.80201.6

Size and compatibility

Information on Iris Graphics 550 and GeForce RTX 2060 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 3.0 x1PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

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 typeeDRAMGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount64 MB6 GB
Memory bus widtheDRAM + 64/128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared14000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data336.0 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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

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

VR Readyno data+
Quick Sync+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.1.971.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

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 550 3.58
RTX 2060 36.50
+920%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Iris Graphics 550 by 920% 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 550 1429
RTX 2060 14150
+890%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Iris Graphics 550 by 890% 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 550 9761
RTX 2060 60454
+519%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Iris Graphics 550 by 519% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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%

Iris Graphics 550 2534
RTX 2060 27163
+972%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Iris Graphics 550 by 972% 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%

Iris Graphics 550 1648
RTX 2060 19338
+1074%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Iris Graphics 550 by 1074% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Iris Graphics 550 12986
RTX 2060 107083
+725%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Iris Graphics 550 by 725% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

Iris Graphics 550 144742
RTX 2060 424149
+193%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Iris Graphics 550 by 193% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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 HD19
−537%
121
+537%
1440p28
−171%
76
+171%
4K50
+0%
50
+0%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−814%
60−65
+814%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1433%
92
+1433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−7800%
79
+7800%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−1511%
145
+1511%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−938%
135
+938%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−814%
60−65
+814%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1617%
103
+1617%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1583%
101
+1583%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1300%
140
+1300%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1557%
110−120
+1557%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−1583%
101
+1583%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8
−1175%
102
+1175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−970%
107
+970%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−3267%
101
+3267%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1200%
78
+1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−6300%
64
+6300%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−1333%
129
+1333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−808%
118
+808%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−814%
60−65
+814%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1550%
99
+1550%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1517%
97
+1517%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1210%
131
+1210%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1557%
110−120
+1557%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−1200%
78
+1200%
Metro Exodus 3
−2133%
67
+2133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−700%
56
+700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−860%
96
+860%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−1600%
136
+1600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−2800%
87
+2800%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−833%
56
+833%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−5400%
55
+5400%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−1222%
119
+1222%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−814%
60−65
+814%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1467%
94
+1467%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1367%
88
+1367%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−950%
105
+950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−813%
73
+813%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−1400%
45
+1400%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−1167%
76
+1167%
Hitman 3 7−8
−857%
65−70
+857%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−420%
52
+420%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−2000%
42
+2000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1650%
35
+1650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−671%
50−55
+671%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1300%
27−30
+1300%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1220%
65−70
+1220%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−7500%
76
+7500%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2467%
75−80
+2467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−1600%
50−55
+1600%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1333%
43
+1333%
Hitman 3 3−4
−1100%
35−40
+1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−87.5%
15
+87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1100%
24
+1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 32

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1300%
28
+1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2300%
24
+2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 12−14
Far Cry 5 4−5
−925%
41
+925%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−600%
42
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−5800%
59
+5800%

This is how Iris Graphics 550 and RTX 2060 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 2060 is 537% faster than Iris Graphics 550

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 2060 is 171% faster than Iris Graphics 550

4K resolution:

  • RTX 2060 is 0% faster than Iris Graphics 550

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2060 is 7800% faster than the Iris Graphics 550.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 2060 surpassed Iris Graphics 550 in all 59 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.58 36.50
Recency 1 September 2015 6 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 175 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Graphics 550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Graphics 550 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2060 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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