GeForce GT 1030 vs Iris Plus Graphics 650

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 1030 and Iris Plus Graphics 650. 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 GT 1030 and Iris Plus Graphics 650. 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 650 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Plus Graphics 650 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 650 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Iris Plus Graphics 650
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 32 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GT 1030 has 100% more power consumption, than Iris Plus Graphics 650.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Iris Plus Graphics 650 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • Iris Plus Graphics 650 has 30 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is used in Desktops, and Iris Plus Graphics 650 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is build with Pascal architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics 650 - with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 928 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 650.
  • GeForce GT 1030 and Iris Plus Graphics 650 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 8−9
ultra / 1080p 8−9 5−6
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 18−20
medium / 1080p 16−18 10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Iris Plus Graphics 650.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Iris Plus Graphics 650
Architecture Pascal Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
Code name N17P-G1 Kaby Lake GT3e
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 May 2017 3 January 2017
Pipelines 384 48
Core clock speed 1228 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1670 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 35.23 55.20
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops 883 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s
Shared memory - +
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.103
CUDA 6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.11 kh/s
Quick Sync +
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