GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs Iris Graphics 5100

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560 Ti and Iris Graphics 5100, 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 560 Ti stacks up against Iris Graphics 5100, check out specs charts below.

Iris Graphics 5100 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Graphics 5100 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 Graphics 5100 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 Ti Iris Graphics 5100
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 System Shared
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti has 466% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 5100.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Iris Graphics 5100 uses PCIe 1.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is used in Desktops, and Iris Graphics 5100 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is build with Fermi architecture, and Iris Graphics 5100 - with Gen. 7.5 Haswell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 Ti is 622 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 5100.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Iris Graphics 5100 - by 22 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 3−4
ultra / 1080p 9−10 1−2
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 18−20 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than Iris Graphics 5100.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 Ti Iris Graphics 5100
Architecture Fermi Gen. 7.5 Haswell
Code name GF114 Haswell GT3
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 25 January 2011 5 June 2013
Pipelines 384 40
Core clock speed 822 MHz 200 MHz
Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 22 nm
Texture fill rate 52.67 48.00
Floating-point performance 1,263.4 gflops
Length 229 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2004 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.3 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.80
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 87 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.39 Gh/s
Quick Sync +
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