Iris Plus Graphics 655 vs Radeon HD 6990M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6990M and Iris Plus Graphics 655, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6990M
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
4.65
+14.5%

HD 6990M outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 655 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking670707
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.5420.62
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameBlackcombCoffee Lake GT3e
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 July 2011 (13 years ago)3 April 2018 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1120384
Core clock speed715 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1050 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm+++
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate40.0450.40
Floating-point processing power1.602 TFLOPS0.8064 TFLOPS
ROPs326
TMUs5648

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)Ring Bus
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed900 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

HD 6990M 4.65
+14.5%
Iris Plus Graphics 655 4.06

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.

HD 6990M 3227
+11.5%
Iris Plus Graphics 655 2894

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.

HD 6990M 15113
+23%
Iris Plus Graphics 655 12287

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:

900p54
+20%
45−50
−20%
Full HD60
+186%
21
−186%
1440p10−12
+0%
10
+0%
4K18−20
+12.5%
16
−12.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+27.3%
11
−27.3%
Fortnite 27−30
+27.3%
22
−27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+10%
20−22
−10%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
Valorant 55−60
+7.3%
55−60
−7.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 80−85
+64%
50
−64%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Dota 2 40−45
+28.1%
32
−28.1%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+40%
10
−40%
Fortnite 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+10%
20−22
−10%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+60%
10
−60%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+50%
6
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+18.2%
11
−18.2%
Valorant 55−60
+7.3%
55−60
−7.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Dota 2 40−45
+46.4%
28
−46.4%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+55.6%
9
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+10%
20−22
−10%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+117%
6
−117%
Valorant 55−60
+7.3%
55−60
−7.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
+15.6%
30−35
−15.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
+25%
4
−25%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+6.1%
30−35
−6.1%
Valorant 50−55
+17.8%
45−50
−17.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Valorant 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+33.3%
12
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12
+0%
12
+0%

This is how HD 6990M and Iris Plus Graphics 655 compete in popular games:

  • HD 6990M is 20% faster in 900p
  • HD 6990M is 186% faster in 1080p
  • A tie in 1440p
  • HD 6990M is 13% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6990M is 117% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6990M is ahead in 52 tests (93%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.65 4.06
Recency 12 July 2011 3 April 2018
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 15 Watt

HD 6990M has a 14.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Plus Graphics 655, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6990M is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics 655 in performance tests.

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