NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
VS
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
VS
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

243
Place in performance rating
393
7.86
Value for money (0-100)
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Kepler
Architecture
Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
GK104
Code name
Coffee Lake GT3e
Desktop
Type
Laptop
10 May 2012 (9 years ago)
Release date
1 September 2017 (4 years ago)
$399
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$127 (0.3x MSRP)
Price now
$999
20.35
Value for money
2.44
GK104
GPU code name
Kaby Lake GT3e
Desktop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

1344
Pipelines
384
915 MHz
Core clock speed
300 MHz
980 MHz
Boost Clock
1050 MHz
3,540 million
Transistor count
189 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
170 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
15 Watt
102.5 billion/sec
Texture fill rate
50.40
2,459.5 gflops
Floating-point performance
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97 °C
Maximum GPU temperature
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1344
CUDA cores
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1344
Pipelines / CUDA cores
48
980 MHz
Boost clock speed
1200 MHz
3,540 million
Number of transistors
189 million
170 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
15 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x1
9.5" (24.1 cm)
Length
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Two 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
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SLI options
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PCI Express 3.0
Bus support
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4.376" (11.1 cm)
Height
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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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
DDR3/DDR4
2 GB
Maximum RAM amount
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256-bit GDDR5
Memory bus width
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6.0 GB/s
Memory clock speed
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192.2 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
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Shared memory
+

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, the size and number of monitors.

One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Display Connectors
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+
G-SYNC support
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4 displays
Multi monitor support
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+
HDCP
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2048x1536
Maximum VGA resolution
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Internal
Audio input for HDMI
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+
HDMI
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Technologies

The difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 is the additional functionality.

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3D Vision
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GPU Boost
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CUDA
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3D Gaming
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FXAA
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TXAA
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Adaptive VSync
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+
3D Blu-Ray
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Quick Sync
+

API support

The difference in supported APIs is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (11_0)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.2
OpenGL
4.6
1.1.126
Vulkan
1.1.103
5.1
Shader Model
6.4
1.2
OpenCL
2.1

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 54.8 17.3 11.6
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

13.07% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($127 (0.3x MSRP) vs $999)

More pipelines (1344 vs 384)

G-SYNC support

Advantages of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

Less power consumption (15 Watt vs 170 Watt)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 versus Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655