GeForce GTX 295 vs Iris Plus Graphics 655

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 295 and Iris Plus Graphics 655. 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 GTX 295 and Iris Plus Graphics 655. 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.

Iris Plus Graphics 655 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Plus Graphics 655 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 655 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Iris Plus Graphics 655
Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 DDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 295 has 1826% more power consumption, than Iris Plus Graphics 655.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is used in Desktops, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 - with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 295 is 942 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 655.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 12−14
ultra / 1080p 2−3 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 14−16 27−30
medium / 1080p 5−6 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 655 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than GeForce GTX 295.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Iris Plus Graphics 655
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
Code name GT200B Kaby Lake GT3e
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 8 January 2009 1 September 2017
Pipelines 240 48
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 50.40
Floating-point performance 2x 596.2 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 896 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz
Memory bandwidth 223.8 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 4.0 6.4
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.1
Vulkan N/A 1.1.103
CUDA +
CUDA cores 480
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Quick Sync +
CUDA cores per GPU 240
Standard memory config per GPU 896 MB
Memory interface width per GPU 448 Bit
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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