FireStream 9250 vs Iris Plus Graphics 645

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9250 and Iris Plus Graphics 645, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FireStream 9250 stacks up against Iris Plus Graphics 645, check out specs charts below.

Iris Plus Graphics 645 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Plus Graphics 645 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Iris Plus Graphics 645 here:

Main Specs

  FireStream 9250 Iris Plus Graphics 645
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 DDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • FireStream 9250 has 900% more power consumption, than Iris Plus Graphics 645.
  • FireStream 9250 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Iris Plus Graphics 645 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • FireStream 9250 is used in Desktops, and Iris Plus Graphics 645 - in Laptops.
  • FireStream 9250 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics 645 - with Gen. 9.5 Coffee Lake.
  • Core clock speed of FireStream 9250 is 325 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 645.
  • FireStream 9250 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Iris Plus Graphics 645 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 4−5
ultra / 1080p 1−2 2−3
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 12−14
medium / 1080p 5−6 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 645 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than FireStream 9250.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9250 Iris Plus Graphics 645
Architecture TeraScale Gen. 9.5 Coffee Lake
Code name RV770 Kaby Lake GT3e
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 16 June 2008 10 July 2019
Pipelines 800 48
Core clock speed 625 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00 50.40
Floating-point performance 1,000.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1986 MHz
Memory bandwidth 63.55 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 4.1 6.4
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.1
Vulkan N/A 1.1.103
Quick Sync +
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