GeForce GTX 590 vs Iris Plus Graphics 655

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 590 and Iris Plus Graphics 655, 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 GeForce GTX 590 stacks up against Iris Plus Graphics 655, check out specs charts below.

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 590 Iris Plus Graphics 655
Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 590 has 2333% more power consumption, than Iris Plus Graphics 655.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is used in Desktops, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 - with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 915 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 655.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 12−14
ultra / 1080p 10−11 7−8
QHD / 1440p 4−5 2−3
low / 720p 35−40 27−30
medium / 1080p 21−24 16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 38% more, than Iris Plus Graphics 655.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 590 Iris Plus Graphics 655
Architecture Fermi Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
Code name GF110 Kaby Lake GT3e
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 24 March 2011 1 September 2017
Pipelines 1024 48
Core clock speed 1215 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 77.7 billion/sec 50.40
Floating-point performance 2x 1,244.2 gflops
Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width 768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed 1707 MHz
Memory bandwidth 327.7 GB/s
Shared memory - +
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.1
Vulkan N/A 1.1.103
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s
Quick Sync +
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