Arc A380 vs Iris Plus Graphics 655

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Plus Graphics 655 with Arc A380, including specs and performance data.

Iris Plus Graphics 655
2018
15 Watt
4.49

Arc A380 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 655 by a whopping 259% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking658331
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data43.74
Power efficiency20.8614.97
ArchitectureGeneration 9.5 (2016−2020)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameCoffee Lake GT3eDG2-128
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 April 2018 (6 years ago)14 June 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$149

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 cores3841024
Core clock speed300 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz2050 MHz
Number of transistors189 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm+++6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate50.40131.2
Floating-point processing power0.8064 TFLOPS4.198 TFLOPS
ROPs632
TMUs4864
Tensor Coresno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data8

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 BusPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data222 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared6 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared96 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1937 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data186.0 GB/s
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 Dependent1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI-+

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)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3

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 655 4.49
Arc A380 16.11
+259%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Iris Plus Graphics 655 1733
Arc A380 6215
+259%

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 655 2894
Arc A380 13892
+380%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Iris Plus Graphics 655 12287
Arc A380 53979
+339%

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 655 1983
Arc A380 10174
+413%

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 655 14343
Arc A380 60804
+324%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Iris Plus Graphics 655 137266
Arc A380 466666
+240%

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 HD19
−147%
47
+147%
1440p12
−233%
40−45
+233%
4K17
−253%
60−65
+253%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.17
1440pno data3.73
4Kno data2.48

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−408%
61
+408%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−1150%
50
+1150%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−870%
95−100
+870%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−578%
60−65
+578%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−644%
65−70
+644%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−533%
75−80
+533%
Forza Horizon 4 46
−257%
160−170
+257%
Hitman 3 10−11
−520%
60−65
+520%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−371%
130−140
+371%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−1022%
100−110
+1022%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−582%
75−80
+582%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 23
−348%
100−110
+348%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−157%
110−120
+157%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−500%
72
+500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−825%
37
+825%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−870%
95−100
+870%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−578%
60−65
+578%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−644%
65−70
+644%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−533%
75−80
+533%
Forza Horizon 4 40
−310%
160−170
+310%
Hitman 3 10−11
−520%
60−65
+520%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−371%
130−140
+371%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−1022%
100−110
+1022%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−582%
75−80
+582%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
−371%
80
+371%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−294%
60−65
+294%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−157%
110−120
+157%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−142%
29
+142%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−675%
31
+675%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−578%
60−65
+578%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−644%
65−70
+644%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−119%
57
+119%
Hitman 3 10−11
−520%
60−65
+520%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10
−420%
52
+420%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 15
−307%
61
+307%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−467%
34
+467%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+76%
25
−76%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−582%
75−80
+582%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−600%
55−60
+600%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−650%
45−50
+650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−675%
30−35
+675%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1033%
30−35
+1033%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−580%
30−35
+580%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−2750%
170−180
+2750%
Hitman 3 9−10
−300%
35−40
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−520%
60−65
+520%
Metro Exodus 0−1 55−60
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−1200%
35−40
+1200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−515%
160−170
+515%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−867%
27−30
+867%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
Hitman 3 0−1 24−27
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−14800%
140−150
+14800%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−3400%
35−40
+3400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−533%
18−20
+533%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−750%
16−18
+750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−750%
16−18
+750%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1267%
40−45
+1267%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−420%
24−27
+420%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

4K
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

This is how Iris Plus Graphics 655 and Arc A380 compete in popular games:

  • Arc A380 is 147% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A380 is 233% faster in 1440p
  • Arc A380 is 253% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics 655 is 76% faster.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A380 is 14800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Plus Graphics 655 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • Arc A380 is ahead in 59 tests (92%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.49 16.11
Recency 3 April 2018 14 June 2022
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 75 Watt

Iris Plus Graphics 655 has 400% lower power consumption.

Arc A380, on the other hand, has a 258.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A380 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics 655 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Plus Graphics 655 is a notebook card while Arc A380 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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