GeForce FX Go5250 vs Iris Plus Graphics 655

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking644not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.93no data
ArchitectureGen. 9.5 Kaby Lake (2015−2017)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameKaby Lake GT3eNV34 A1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 September 2017 (6 years ago)1 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Current price$999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores48no data
Core clock speed300 MHz250 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHzno data
Number of transistors189 million45 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rate50.401.000

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Iris Plus Graphics 655 and GeForce FX Go5250 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 x1AGP 8x

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 typeDDR3/DDR4DDR
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared64 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data8 GB/s
Shared memory+no 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)9.0a
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.61.5 (2.1)
OpenCL2.1N/A
Vulkan1.1.103N/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2017 1 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 64 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 150 nm

We couldn't decide between Iris Plus Graphics 655 and GeForce FX Go5250. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Iris Plus Graphics 655 is a notebook card while GeForce FX Go5250 is a desktop one.


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Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
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