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    GeForce GTS 160M vs Iris Graphics 550

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTS 160M and Iris Graphics 550. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and Iris Graphics 550. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce GTS 160M and Iris Graphics 550 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTS 160M and Iris Graphics 550 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 GTS 160M or Iris Graphics 550 here:

    GeForce GTS 160M Laptops
    Iris Graphics 550 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M Iris Graphics 550
    Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 15 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
    Memory type GDDR3 eDRAM
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 64 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTS 160M has 300% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 550.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Iris Graphics 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
    • Iris Graphics 550 has 63 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and Iris Graphics 550 - with Gen. 9 Skylake.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 1200 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 550.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Iris Graphics 550 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 9−10
    ultra / 1080p − 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 1−2 21−24
    medium / 1080p 0−1 10−12
    The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M Iris Graphics 550
    Architecture G9x Gen. 9 Skylake
    Code name N10E-GS1 Skylake GT3e
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 2 March 2009 1 September 2015
    Pipelines 64 48
    Core clock speed 1500 MHz 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 505 million 189 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 19 billion/sec 52.80
    Floating-point performance 192 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit
    Memory bandwidth 51 GB/s
    Shared memory - +
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 4.0 6.4
    OpenGL 2.1 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.1
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.97
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 64
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0
    SLI options 2-way
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Laptop size large
    Quick Sync +
    Gigaflops 288
    MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
    Power management 8.0
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