Intel Iris Graphics 550
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M
Intel Iris Graphics 550
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Intel Iris Graphics 550 and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

419
Place in performance rating
768
Gen. 9 Skylake
Architecture
G9x
Skylake GT3e
Code name
G94
Laptop
Type
Laptop
1 September 2015 (6 years ago)
Release date
2 March 2009 (12 years ago)
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Price now
$230
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Value for money
0.13
Skylake GT3e
GPU code name
N10E-GS1
Laptop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between Intel Iris Graphics 550 and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

384
Pipelines
64
300 MHz
Core clock speed
600 MHz
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
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189 million
Transistor count
505 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
15 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
60 Watt
52.80
Texture fill rate
19 billion/sec
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Floating-point performance
192 gflops
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CUDA cores
64
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Gigaflops
288
48
Pipelines / CUDA cores
64
1100 MHz
Boost clock speed
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189 million
Number of transistors
505 million
15 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
60 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the Intel Iris Graphics 550 and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M.

PCIe 3.0 x1
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
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Laptop size
large
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SLI options
2-way
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Bus support
PCI-E 2.0
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MXM Type
MXM 3.0 Type-B

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics Intel Iris Graphics 550 and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M can be seen in this section.

eDRAM
Memory type
GDDR3
64 MB
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
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Memory bus width
256 Bit
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Memory bandwidth
51 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Intel Iris Graphics 550 and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M, the size and number of monitors.

No outputs
Display Connectors
VGADisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMILVDSSingle Link DVI
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Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
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Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
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HDMI
+

Technologies

The difference between Intel Iris Graphics 550 and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M is the additional functionality.

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CUDA
+
+
Quick Sync
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HybridPower
+
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PureVideo HD
+
no data
Power management
8.0

API support

The difference in supported APIs is Intel Iris Graphics 550 and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
4.6
OpenGL
2.1
1.1.97
Vulkan
N/A
6.4
Shader Model
4.0
2.1
OpenCL
1.1

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Intel Iris Graphics 550 and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the Intel Iris Graphics 550 or NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 550
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M
Death Stranding (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 550
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M
F1 2020 (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 550
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M
Gears Tactics (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 550
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M
Doom Eternal (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 550
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of Intel Iris Graphics 550

7.52% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (384 vs 64)

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 55 nm)

Less power consumption (15 Watt vs 60 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (64 MB vs 1 GB)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M

There is no accountable advantage

So, Intel Iris Graphics 550 or NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend Intel Iris Graphics 550 .

Intel Iris Graphics 550 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Iris Graphics 550
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