GRID M6 8Q vs Iris Plus Graphics 650

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID M6 8Q and Iris Plus Graphics 650, 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 M6 8Q stacks up against Iris Plus Graphics 650, check out specs charts below.

Iris Plus Graphics 650 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Plus Graphics 650 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 650 here:

Main Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Iris Plus Graphics 650
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 32 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID M6 8Q has 566% more power consumption, than Iris Plus Graphics 650.
  • GRID M6 8Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Iris Plus Graphics 650 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • Iris Plus Graphics 650 has 24 GB more memory, than GRID M6 8Q.
  • GRID M6 8Q is used in Desktops, and Iris Plus Graphics 650 - in Laptops.
  • GRID M6 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics 650 - with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake.
  • Core clock speed of GRID M6 8Q is 422 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 650.
  • GRID M6 8Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Plus Graphics 650 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 8−9
ultra / 1080p 10−11 5−6
QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 18−20
medium / 1080p 21−24 10−11
The average gaming FPS of GRID M6 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 120% more, than Iris Plus Graphics 650.

Full Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Iris Plus Graphics 650
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
Code name GM204 Kaby Lake GT3e
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 30 August 2015 3 January 2017
Pipelines 1536 48
Core clock speed 722 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 69.31 55.20
Floating-point performance 2,218 gflops 883 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.103
CUDA 5.2
Quick Sync +
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