Iris Plus Graphics vs GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile with Iris Plus Graphics, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1060 Mobile
2016
6 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
19.71
+319%

GTX 1060 Mobile outperforms Iris Plus Graphics by a whopping 319% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking281648
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.09no data
Power efficiency16.9121.50
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameGP106Ice Lake GT2
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$237.11 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1280512
Core clock speed1506 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1708 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt15 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate133.632.00
Floating-point processing power4.275 TFLOPS1.024 TFLOPS
ROPs488
TMUs8032

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
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x1
Widthno dataIGP

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 amount6 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width192 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed2002 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth192 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsDP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA+-

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:

Full HD68
+325%
16−18
−325%
1440p44
+340%
10−12
−340%
4K28
+367%
6−7
−367%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.49no data
1440p5.39no data
4K8.47no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 37
+363%
8−9
−363%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+343%
14−16
−343%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+342%
12−14
−342%
Battlefield 5 78
+333%
18−20
−333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 61
+336%
14−16
−336%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+329%
7−8
−329%
Far Cry 5 75
+369%
16−18
−369%
Far Cry New Dawn 76
+322%
18−20
−322%
Forza Horizon 4 229
+358%
50−55
−358%
Hitman 3 54
+350%
12−14
−350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 136
+353%
30−33
−353%
Metro Exodus 81
+350%
18−20
−350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+363%
16−18
−363%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
+341%
27−30
−341%
Watch Dogs: Legion 137
+357%
30−33
−357%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 91
+333%
21−24
−333%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
+350%
10−11
−350%
Battlefield 5 69
+331%
16−18
−331%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55
+358%
12−14
−358%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+400%
5−6
−400%
Far Cry 5 59
+321%
14−16
−321%
Far Cry New Dawn 58
+383%
12−14
−383%
Forza Horizon 4 210
+320%
50−55
−320%
Hitman 3 51
+325%
12−14
−325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 134
+347%
30−33
−347%
Metro Exodus 70
+338%
16−18
−338%
Red Dead Redemption 2 62
+343%
14−16
−343%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
+344%
18−20
−344%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+352%
27−30
−352%
Watch Dogs: Legion 133
+343%
30−33
−343%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+363%
8−9
−363%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+322%
9−10
−322%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+344%
9−10
−344%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+360%
5−6
−360%
Far Cry 5 43
+330%
10−11
−330%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+344%
16−18
−344%
Hitman 3 45
+350%
10−11
−350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 66
+371%
14−16
−371%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 68
+325%
16−18
−325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+333%
9−10
−333%
Watch Dogs: Legion 28
+367%
6−7
−367%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+321%
14−16
−321%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 41
+356%
9−10
−356%
Far Cry New Dawn 40
+344%
9−10
−344%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27
+350%
6−7
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
+350%
6−7
−350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27
+350%
6−7
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Far Cry 5 28
+367%
6−7
−367%
Forza Horizon 4 173
+333%
40−45
−333%
Hitman 3 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 48
+380%
10−11
−380%
Metro Exodus 45
+350%
10−11
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+340%
10−11
−340%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 129
+330%
30−33
−330%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+344%
9−10
−344%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 22
+340%
5−6
−340%
Far Cry New Dawn 21
+320%
5−6
−320%
Hitman 3 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Horizon Zero Dawn 59
+321%
14−16
−321%
Metro Exodus 22
+340%
5−6
−340%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+333%
6−7
−333%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+350%
4−5
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+400%
2−3
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 13
+333%
3−4
−333%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 14
+367%
3−4
−367%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+338%
8−9
−338%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+380%
5−6
−380%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+400%
4−5
−400%

This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and Iris Plus Graphics compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 Mobile is 325% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 Mobile is 340% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1060 Mobile is 367% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.71 4.70
Chip lithography 16 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 15 Watt

GTX 1060 Mobile has a 319.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Plus Graphics, on the other hand, has a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook card while Iris Plus Graphics is a desktop one.


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