Iris Plus Graphics 655 vs Tesla M6

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Plus Graphics 655 and Tesla M6, 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 Iris Plus Graphics 655 stacks up against Tesla M6, 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

  Iris Plus Graphics 655 Tesla M6
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3/DDR4 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Tesla M6 has 566% more power consumption, than Iris Plus Graphics 655.
  • Iris Plus Graphics 655 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Tesla M6 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Iris Plus Graphics 655 is used in Laptops, and Tesla M6 - in Desktops.
  • Iris Plus Graphics 655 is build with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake architecture, and Tesla M6 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Tesla M6 is 630 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 655.
  • Iris Plus Graphics 655 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Tesla M6 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
ultra / 1080p 7−8 24−27
QHD / 1440p 2−3 20−22
4K / 2160p 10−12
low / 720p 27−30 65−70
medium / 1080p 16−18 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Iris Plus Graphics 655.

Full Specs

  Iris Plus Graphics 655 Tesla M6
Architecture Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake Maxwell 2.0
Code name Kaby Lake GT3e GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 September 2017 30 August 2015
Pipelines 48 1536
Core clock speed 300 MHz 930 MHz
Boost Clock 1200 MHz 1180 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 50.40 113.3
Floating-point performance 3,625 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.103 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Quick Sync +
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