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    GeForce GTX 860M vs Iris Graphics 5100

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 860M 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 860M stacks up against Iris Graphics 5100, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 860M and Iris Graphics 5100 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 860M and Iris Graphics 5100 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 860M or Iris Graphics 5100 here:

    GeForce GTX 860M Laptops
    Iris Graphics 5100 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M Iris Graphics 5100
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 30 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 1.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 System Shared
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 860M has 150% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 5100.
    • GeForce GTX 860M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Iris Graphics 5100 uses PCIe 1.0 x16 interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 860M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Iris Graphics 5100 - with Gen. 7.5 Haswell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M is 597 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 5100.
    • GeForce GTX 860M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Graphics 5100 - by 22 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 30−35 14−16
    medium / 1080p 21−24 5−6
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than Iris Graphics 5100.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M Iris Graphics 5100
    Architecture Maxwell Gen. 7.5 Haswell
    Code name N15P-GX Haswell GT3
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 5 June 2013
    Pipelines 640 40
    Core clock speed 797 MHz 200 MHz
    Boost Clock 915 MHz 1200 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 1,300 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
    Texture fill rate 43.40 48.00
    Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
    Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.3
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.80
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1152 or 640
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Quick Sync +
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