Iris Plus Graphics 640 vs GeForce GTX 480M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Iris Plus Graphics 640, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 480M SLI
2010
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
6.47
+67.6%

GTX 480M SLI outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 640 by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking571699
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.5117.94
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameN11E-GTX-A3Kaby Lake GT3e
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date25 May 2010 (14 years ago)3 January 2017 (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 cores704384
Core clock speed425 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1100 MHz
Number of transistors6000 Million189 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm++
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data52.80
Floating-point processing powerno data0.8448 TFLOPS
ROPsno data6
TMUsno data48

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
Interfaceno dataRing Bus

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 typeGDDR5DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount4 GB32 GB
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1200 MHzSystem Shared
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 dataPortable 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 compatibility

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

DirectX1112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 480M SLI 6.47
+67.6%
Iris Plus Graphics 640 3.86

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.

GTX 480M SLI 4229
+77.8%
Iris Plus Graphics 640 2379

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:

900p61
+74.3%
35−40
−74.3%
Full HD67
+219%
21
−219%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+82.6%
21−24
−82.6%
Hitman 3 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+21.4%
40−45
−21.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+82.6%
21−24
−82.6%
Hitman 3 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+21.4%
40−45
−21.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+82.6%
21−24
−82.6%
Hitman 3 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+400%
4
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+21.4%
40−45
−21.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+70.8%
24−27
−70.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Hitman 3 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

This is how GTX 480M SLI and Iris Plus Graphics 640 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 480M SLI is 74% faster in 900p
  • GTX 480M SLI is 219% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 480M SLI is 425% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 480M SLI surpassed Iris Plus Graphics 640 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.47 3.86
Recency 25 May 2010 3 January 2017
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 15 Watt

GTX 480M SLI has a 67.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Plus Graphics 640, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 480M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics 640 in performance tests.


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