Place in performance rating	452	465
Place by popularity	no data	66
Value for money	2.03	3.08
Architecture	Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake (2015−2017)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Kaby Lake GT3e	N17S-LP / N17S-G3
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 September 2017 (5 years old)	20 February 2020 (2 years old)
Current price	$999	$1079

Value for money

To calculate the index we compare the characteristics of graphics cards against their prices.

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 cores	48	384
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1531 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	1594 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt (12 - 25 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	50.40	38.26

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Information on Iris Plus Graphics 655 and GeForce MX330 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.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

Memory

Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	DDR3/DDR4	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	2 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	48.06 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 Connectors

No outputs

Technologies

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

Optimus	no data	+
Quick Sync	+	no data

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.103	1.2.131
CUDA	no data	6.1

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.

Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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 Plus Graphics 655 6.64
+4.1%

GeForce MX330 6.38

Passmark
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark Fire Strike Score
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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 Plus Graphics 655 1766

GeForce MX330 2505
+41.8%

GeForce MX330 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 655 by 42% in Passmark.

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: 16%

Iris Plus Graphics 655 2900

GeForce MX330 4834
+66.7%

GeForce MX330 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 655 by 67% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Score

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Iris Plus Graphics 655 1815

GeForce MX330 3470
+91.2%

GeForce MX330 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 655 by 91% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.

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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Iris Plus Graphics 655 1949

GeForce MX330 3762
+93.1%

GeForce MX330 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 655 by 93% 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: 13%

Iris Plus Graphics 655 14714

GeForce MX330 20729
+40.9%

GeForce MX330 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 655 by 41% 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 Plus Graphics 655 140458

GeForce MX330 243721
+73.5%

GeForce MX330 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 655 by 74% 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

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	23 +4.5%	22 −4.5%
1440p	15	no data
4K	18 −22.2%	22 +22.2%

Popular games

Full HD
Low Preset
Full HD
Medium Preset
Full HD
High Preset
Full HD
Ultra Preset
1440p
High Preset
1440p
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Cyberpunk 2077

12−14
+9.1%

10−12

−9.1%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −46.2%	19 +46.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −50%	9 +50%
Battlefield 5	20−22 −45%	29 +45%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −21.1%	23 +21.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Far Cry 5	11 −109%	23 +109%
Far Cry New Dawn	11 −118%	24 +118%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −40.9%	31 +40.9%
Hitman 3	12−14 −46.2%	19 +46.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −30%	13 +30%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −36.4%	15 +36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	13 −30.8%	17 +30.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −55.6%	14 +55.6%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −7.7%	14 +7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −33.3%	8 +33.3%
Battlefield 5	20−22 −15%	23 +15%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +35.7%	14 −35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −7.1%	15 +7.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	15 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	22 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 −15.4%	15 +15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +0%	10 +0%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −22.2%	11 +22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4 −150%	10 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 −72.7%	19 +72.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −33.3%	12 +33.3%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +85.7%	7 −85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Battlefield 5	20−22 +5.3%	19 −5.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +7.1%	14 −7.1%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +37.5%	16 −37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 −100%	12 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Hitman 3	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Battlefield 5	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Battlefield 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%