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    GeForce GT 445M vs Iris Graphics 550

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 445M and Iris Graphics 550. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GT 445M and Iris Graphics 550. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce GT 445M and Iris Graphics 550 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GT 445M and Iris Graphics 550 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GT 445M or Iris Graphics 550 here:

    GeForce GT 445M Laptops
    Iris Graphics 550 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GT 445M Iris Graphics 550
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
    Memory type GDDR5 eDRAM
    Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 64 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GT 445M has 133% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 550.
    • GeForce GT 445M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Iris Graphics 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
    • Iris Graphics 550 has 61 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 445M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GT 445M is build with Fermi architecture, and Iris Graphics 550 - with Gen. 9 Skylake.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 445M is 880 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 550.
    • GeForce GT 445M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Iris Graphics 550 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 9−10
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 10−11 21−24
    medium / 1080p 1−2 10−12
    The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than GeForce GT 445M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GT 445M Iris Graphics 550
    Architecture Fermi Gen. 9 Skylake
    Code name N11E-GE Skylake GT3e
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 3 September 2010 1 September 2015
    Pipelines 144 48
    Core clock speed 1180 MHz 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 1,170 million 189 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 10.6 billion/sec 52.80
    Floating-point performance 339.8 gflops
    Memory bus width 192 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - +
    DirectX 12 API 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.1
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.97
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 144
    SLI options +
    Laptop size large
    Quick Sync +
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