Iris Plus Graphics 645 vs GeForce GTX 260M SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Iris Plus Graphics 645, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Iris Plus Graphics 645 outperforms GTX 260M SLI by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 741 | 662 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Gen. 9.5 Coffee Lake (2019) |
| GPU code name | NB9E-GTX | Kaby Lake GT3e |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 March 2009 (15 years ago) | 10 July 2019 (5 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 cores | 224 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1150 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1508 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 50.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.8064 gflops |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x1 |
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 type | GDDR3 | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 950 MHz | no 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 Connectors | no data | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.1.103 |
| 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 HD | 18−20
−38.9%
| 25
+38.9%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
−10%
|
10−12
+10%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
−28.6%
|
9−10
+28.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
−22.2%
|
10−12
+22.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−41.2%
|
24−27
+41.2%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
−17.4%
|
27−30
+17.4%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−15.4%
|
14−16
+15.4%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
−7.5%
|
40−45
+7.5%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
−10%
|
10−12
+10%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
−28.6%
|
9−10
+28.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
−22.2%
|
10−12
+22.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−41.2%
|
24−27
+41.2%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
−17.4%
|
27−30
+17.4%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−15.4%
|
14−16
+15.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−14.3%
|
16−18
+14.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
−7.5%
|
40−45
+7.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
−10%
|
10−12
+10%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
−28.6%
|
9−10
+28.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−41.2%
|
24−27
+41.2%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
−17.4%
|
27−30
+17.4%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−15.4%
|
14−16
+15.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−14.3%
|
16−18
+14.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
−7.5%
|
40−45
+7.5%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
−31.6%
|
24−27
+31.6%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Hitman 3 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
This is how GTX 260M SLI and Iris Plus Graphics 645 compete in popular games:
- Iris Plus Graphics 645 is 39% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics 645 is 200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Iris Plus Graphics 645 is ahead in 57 tests (90%)
- there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.30 | 4.45 |
| Recency | 2 March 2009 | 10 July 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 15 Watt |
Iris Plus Graphics 645 has a 34.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.
The Iris Plus Graphics 645 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M SLI in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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