GeForce GTX 260 vs Iris Plus Graphics 640

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260 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 GeForce GTX 260 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

  GeForce GTX 260 Iris Plus Graphics 640
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 32 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 260 has 1113% more power consumption, than Iris Plus Graphics 640.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Iris Plus Graphics 640 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 260 has 864 GB more memory, than Iris Plus Graphics 640.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is used in Desktops, and Iris Plus Graphics 640 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics 640 - with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 942 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 640.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Iris Plus Graphics 640 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 6−7
ultra / 1080p 1−2 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 16−18
medium / 1080p 5−6 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 640 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 260 Iris Plus Graphics 640
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
Code name GT200 Kaby Lake GT3e
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 16 June 2008 3 January 2017
Pipelines 192 48
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 52.80
Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 448 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz
Memory bandwidth 111.9 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 1.1.103
CUDA +
CUDA cores 192
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 30 Mh/s
Quick Sync +
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