GeForce GTX 560 SE vs Iris Plus Graphics 655

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560 SE and Iris Plus Graphics 655, 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 560 SE stacks up against Iris Plus Graphics 655, check out specs charts below.

Iris Plus Graphics 655 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Plus Graphics 655 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 655 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Iris Plus Graphics 655
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 560 SE has 900% more power consumption, than Iris Plus Graphics 655.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is used in Desktops, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 - with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 SE is 436 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 655.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 12−14
ultra / 1080p 5−6 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 21−24 27−30
medium / 1080p 10−12 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 655 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Iris Plus Graphics 655
Architecture Fermi 2.0 Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
Code name GF114 Kaby Lake GT3e
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 20 February 2012 1 September 2017
Pipelines 288 48
Core clock speed 736 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 35.33 50.40
Floating-point performance 847.9 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 3828 MHz
Memory bandwidth 91.87 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.1
Vulkan N/A 1.1.103
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 Mh/s
Quick Sync +
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