GeForce GTX 295 vs Iris Plus Graphics 650

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 295 and Iris Plus Graphics 650, 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 295 stacks up against Iris Plus Graphics 650, check out specs charts below.

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 GTX 295 Iris Plus Graphics 650
Power consumption (TDP) 289 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 1792 MB 32 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 295 has 1826% more power consumption, than Iris Plus Graphics 650.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Iris Plus Graphics 650 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 295 has 1760 GB more memory, than Iris Plus Graphics 650.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is used in Desktops, and Iris Plus Graphics 650 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics 650 - with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 295 is 942 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 650.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Iris Plus Graphics 650 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 8−9
ultra / 1080p 2−3 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 18−20
medium / 1080p 5−6 10−11
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 650 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 295.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Iris Plus Graphics 650
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
Code name GT200B Kaby Lake GT3e
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 8 January 2009 3 January 2017
Pipelines 240 48
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 55.20
Floating-point performance 2x 596.2 gflops 883 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 896 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz
Memory bandwidth 223.8 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 480
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Quick Sync +
CUDA cores per GPU 240
Standard memory config per GPU 896 MB
Memory interface width per GPU 448 Bit
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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