GRID M6 8Q vs Iris Plus Graphics 640

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID M6 8Q and Iris Plus Graphics 640. 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 GRID M6 8Q and Iris Plus Graphics 640. 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.

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

  GRID M6 8Q Iris Plus Graphics 640
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 640.
  • GRID M6 8Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Iris Plus Graphics 640 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • Iris Plus Graphics 640 has 24 GB more memory, than GRID M6 8Q.
  • GRID M6 8Q is used in Desktops, and Iris Plus Graphics 640 - in Laptops.
  • GRID M6 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics 640 - with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake.
  • Core clock speed of GRID M6 8Q is 422 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 640.
  • GRID M6 8Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Plus Graphics 640 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 6−7
ultra / 1080p 10−11 4−5
QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 16−18
medium / 1080p 21−24 8−9
The average gaming FPS of GRID M6 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 144% more, than Iris Plus Graphics 640.

Full Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Iris Plus Graphics 640
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 1050 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 69.31 52.80
Floating-point performance 2,218 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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