HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) vs Iris Plus Graphics 650

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Plus Graphics 650 with HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge), including specs and performance data.

Iris Plus Graphics 650
2017
32 GB DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4, 15 Watt
4.55
+622%

Iris Plus Graphics 650 outperforms HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) by a whopping 622% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6511192
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency20.97no data
ArchitectureGeneration 9.5 (2016−2020)Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2012)
GPU code nameKaby Lake GT3eIvy Bridge GT1
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)1 October 2012 (12 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 cores3846
Core clock speed300 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHz1100 MHz
Number of transistors189 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm++22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rate55.20no data
Floating-point processing power0.8832 TFLOPSno data
ROPs6no data
TMUs48no data

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).

InterfaceRing Busno data
WidthIGPno data

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 typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4no data
Maximum RAM amount32 GBno data
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64/128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.0
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-

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.

Iris Plus Graphics 650 4.55
+622%
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 0.63

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.

Iris Plus Graphics 650 2762
+777%
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 315

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Iris Plus Graphics 650 1698
+495%
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 286

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Iris Plus Graphics 650 13153
+475%
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 2286

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 HD18
+125%
8
−125%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+173%
10−12
−173%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+173%
10−12
−173%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+173%
10−12
−173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

This is how Iris Plus Graphics 650 and HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) compete in popular games:

  • Iris Plus Graphics 650 is 125% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics 650 is 2700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Iris Plus Graphics 650 surpassed HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.55 0.63
Recency 3 January 2017 1 October 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm

Iris Plus Graphics 650 has a 622.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Plus Graphics 650 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Plus Graphics 650 is a desktop card while HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) is a notebook one.


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