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    GeForce GTX 280 vs Iris Plus Graphics 650

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 280 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 GTX 280 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.
    GeForce GTX 280
    Iris Plus Graphics 650 Check Price

    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:

    Iris Plus Graphics 650 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 280 Iris Plus Graphics 650
    Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt 15 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 32 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 280 has 1473% more power consumption, than Iris Plus Graphics 650.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Iris Plus Graphics 650 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
    • Iris Plus Graphics 650 has 31 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is used in Desktops, and Iris Plus Graphics 650 - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics 650 - with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 996 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 650.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Iris Plus Graphics 650 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 1−2 8−9
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 12−14 18−20
    medium / 1080p 3−4 10−11
    The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 650 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 280 Iris Plus Graphics 650
    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 240 48
    Core clock speed 1296 MHz 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 189 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 48.2 billion/sec 55.20
    Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops 883 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 512 Bit 64/128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1107 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 141.7 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 240
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Quick Sync +
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