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    GeForce GTX 980M vs Iris Plus Graphics 650

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M 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.
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    GeForce GTX 980M and Iris Plus Graphics 650 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 980M and Iris Plus Graphics 650 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 980M or Iris Plus Graphics 650 here:

    GeForce GTX 980M Laptops
    Iris Plus Graphics 650 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 980M Iris Plus Graphics 650
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) 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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    • GeForce GTX 980M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Iris Plus Graphics 650 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
    • Iris Plus Graphics 650 has 24 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics 650 - with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 738 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 650.
    • GeForce GTX 980M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Plus Graphics 650 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 8−9
    ultra / 1080p 24−27 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 18−20 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 18−20
    medium / 1080p 45−50 10−11
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 330% more, than Iris Plus Graphics 650.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 980M Iris Plus Graphics 650
    Architecture Maxwell Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
    Code name GM204 Kaby Lake GT3e
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 7 October 2014 3 January 2017
    Pipelines 1536 48
    Core clock speed 1038 MHz 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 1127 MHz 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 189 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 51.84 55.20
    Floating-point performance 3,462 gflops 883 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 64/128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s
    Shared memory - +
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.103
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Quick Sync +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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