GRID K260Q vs Iris Plus Graphics 640

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID K260Q and Iris Plus Graphics 640, 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 GRID K260Q stacks up against Iris Plus Graphics 640, check out specs charts below.

Iris Plus Graphics 640 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Plus Graphics 640 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 640 here:

Main Specs

  GRID K260Q Iris Plus Graphics 640
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 32 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K260Q has 1400% more power consumption, than Iris Plus Graphics 640.
  • GRID K260Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Iris Plus Graphics 640 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • Iris Plus Graphics 640 has 30 GB more memory, than GRID K260Q.
  • GRID K260Q is used in Desktops, and Iris Plus Graphics 640 - in Laptops.
  • GRID K260Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics 640 - with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K260Q is 445 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 640.
  • GRID K260Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Plus Graphics 640 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 6−7
ultra / 1080p 9−10 4−5
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 16−18
medium / 1080p 18−20 8−9
The average gaming FPS of GRID K260Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than Iris Plus Graphics 640.

Full Specs

  GRID K260Q Iris Plus Graphics 640
Architecture Kepler Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
Code name GK104 Kaby Lake GT3e
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 June 2013 3 January 2017
Pipelines 1536 48
Core clock speed 745 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 52.80
Floating-point performance 2,289 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.103
CUDA 3.0
Quick Sync +
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