GRID K280Q vs Iris Plus Graphics 655

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID K280Q and Iris Plus Graphics 655. 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 GRID K280Q and Iris Plus Graphics 655. 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 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

  GRID K280Q Iris Plus Graphics 655
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K280Q has 1400% more power consumption, than Iris Plus Graphics 655.
  • GRID K280Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • GRID K280Q is used in Desktops, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 - in Laptops.
  • GRID K280Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 - with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K280Q is 445 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 655.
  • GRID K280Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 12−14
ultra / 1080p 7−8 7−8
QHD / 1440p 1−2 2−3
low / 720p 24−27 27−30
medium / 1080p 14−16 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 655 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 8% more, than GRID K280Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K280Q Iris Plus Graphics 655
Architecture Kepler Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
Code name GK104 Kaby Lake GT3e
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 June 2013 1 September 2017
Pipelines 1536 48
Core clock speed 745 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 50.40
Floating-point performance 2,289 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.103
CUDA 3.0
Quick Sync +
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