Iris Graphics 540 vs Tesla M10

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Iris Graphics 540 and Tesla M10. 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 Iris Graphics 540 and Tesla M10. 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 Graphics 540 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Graphics 540 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 Graphics 540 here:

Main Specs

  Iris Graphics 540 Tesla M10
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type eDRAM GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Tesla M10 has 1400% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 540.
  • Iris Graphics 540 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Tesla M10 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Iris Graphics 540 has 56 GB more memory, than Tesla M10.
  • Iris Graphics 540 is used in Laptops, and Tesla M10 - in Desktops.
  • Iris Graphics 540 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Tesla M10 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Tesla M10 is 733 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 540.
  • Iris Graphics 540 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Tesla M10 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 18−20
ultra / 1080p 5−6 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 20−22 35−40
medium / 1080p 10−12 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M10 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Iris Graphics 540.

Full Specs

  Iris Graphics 540 Tesla M10
Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake Maxwell
Code name Skylake GT3e GM107
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 September 2015 18 May 2016
Pipelines 48 640
Core clock speed 300 MHz 1033 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz 1306 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 50.40 52.24
Floating-point performance 4x 1,672 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.97 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Quick Sync +
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