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| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | Iris i7 5850EQ | GeForce GTX 950M 2GB |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 557% | 205% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 501% | 179% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 481% | 170% |
| FIFA 21 | 231% | 54% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 824% | 330% |
| Far Cry 6 | 851% | 342% |
| Genshin Impact | 557% | 205% |
| Hitman 3 | 755% | 297% |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 534% | 195% |
| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 842% | 338% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 950M 2GB are massively better than the Intel Iris i7 5850EQ.
The GTX 950M has a 614 MHz higher core clock speed and 32 more Texture Mapping Units than the Iris i7 5850EQ. This results in the GTX 950M providing 34.2 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The GTX 950M has a 614 MHz higher core clock speed and 14 more Render Output Units than the Iris i7 5850EQ. This results in the GTX 950M providing 14 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The Iris i7 5850EQ was released less than a year after the GTX 950M, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
The GTX 950M has 1920 MB more video memory than the Iris i7 5850EQ, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the GTX 950M also has superior memory performance overall.
The GTX 950M has 54.4 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the Iris i7 5850EQ, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 950M is much better than the Iris i7 5850EQ.
The Iris i7 5850EQ has 48 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 950M 2GB has 640. However, the actual shader performance of the Iris i7 5850EQ is 384 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 950M is 858. The GTX 950M having 474 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the GTX 950M delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the Iris i7 5850EQ.
The Iris i7 5850EQ transistor size technology is 14 nm (nanometers) smaller than the GTX 950M. This means that the Iris i7 5850EQ is expected to run slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the GTX 950M.
The Iris i7 5850EQ requires 47 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 950M 2GB requires 50 Watts. The GTX 950M requires 3 Watts more than the Iris i7 5850EQ to run. The difference is not significant enough for the GTX 950M to have a noticeably larger impact on your yearly electricity bills than the Iris i7 5850EQ.
| Core Speed | 300 MHz | vs |  | 914 MHz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boost Clock | 1000 MHz | | vs | 993 MHz | |
| Architecture | Broadwell GT3-E | Maxwell GM107-N16P-GT | |||
| OC Potential | None | vs |
| Good | |
| Driver Support | Ok | vs | |
Great | |
| Release Date | 02 Jun 2015 | | vs | 12 Mar 2015 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved | | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | - | vs | |
9.9
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| 1600x900 | 5
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vs | |
7.8
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| 1920x1080 | 4
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vs | |
6
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| 2560x1440 | 2.6
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vs | |
4.3
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| 3840x2160 | 1.7
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vs | |
2.6
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| Memory | N/A | vs | | 2048 MB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 800 MHz | vs | | 1250 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 128 Bit | | vs | | 128 Bit |
| Memory Type | DDR3 | vs | | GDDR5 | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 25.6GB/sec | vs | | 80GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | vs | |
2048 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 48 | vs | | 640 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Shader Performance | 18% | vs | | 41% | |
| Technology | 14nm | | vs | 28nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 8 | vs | | 40 | |
| Texture Rate | 2.4 GTexel/s | vs | | 36.6 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 2 | vs | | 16 | |
| Pixel Rate | 0.6 GPixel/s | vs | | 14.6 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 4096x2304 | | vs | 4096x2160 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| HDMI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DisplayPort Connections | 0 | vs | - | ||
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 47 Watts | | vs | 50 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | - | - | |||
| DirectX | 12.0 | | vs | | 12.0 |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.4 | vs | | 4.5 | |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | yes | yes | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | | yes | |
| Dedicated | no | vs | | yes | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i7-5850EQ 4-Core 2.7GHz | vs | | Intel Core i5-4340M 2.9GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 4 GB | | vs | 8 GB | |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1366x768 | vs | | 1920x1080 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview Intel Iris i7 5850EQ is the Specific Version of Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 Mobile that is Integrated in the Core i7-5850EQ Processor. Architecture The Broadwell Architecture Succeeds the Haswell Architecture and offers Faster & More Efficient Integrated Graphics. Additionally, it also offers better Decoding Performance, when compared to its Predecessors. The GPU Codenamed GT3-U offers 48 Shader Processing Units, 8 TMUs and 2 ROPs. GPU The Central Unit Initially Runs at 300MHz and goes up to 1000MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory: Speed The Operating Memory Clock depends at which speed the System's RAM is running and which Memory Type is installed and is ultimately limited by the highest operating speed that the Processor supports. In this case, it is 933MHz. Depending on whether or not the System's RAM is Dual-Channeled, it can access either a 64-bit or 128-bit Memory Interface. An addition to the Iris Graphics is the access to a L4 Cache of 128MB eDRAM which further increases the Memory Performance. Memory: Frame Buffer The GPU Shares the System's RAM which varies according to the System. The GPU may reserve up to 2GB. Performance Because Performance depends heavily on the Memory Bandwidth, it may vary heavily from System to System. Best Case Scenario, expect Performance Identical to a dedicated GeForce 940M. System Suggestions Intel Iris i7 5850EQ is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1366x768. We recommend 4GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | Overview GeForce GTX 950M 2GB is a Performance Mobile Graphics Card based on the first variant of the Maxwell architecture. Architecture The first variant of the Maxwell Architecture succeeds the Kepler Architecture. Despite being also manufactured with a 28nm technology, it has an extremely large L2 Cache which allows NVIDIA to produce Graphics Cards with relatively small memory data transfer rates, without causing too much impact on the overall performance. Furthermore, the Shaders have been redesigned and are both more powerful and energy efficient. GPU It equips a GPU codenamed GM107-N16P-GT which has 5 SM activated and thus offers 640 Shader Processing Units, 40 TMUs and 16 ROPs. The central unit runs at 914MHz and goes up to 993MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory The GPU accesses a 2GB frame buffer of fast GDDR5, through a 128-bit memory interface. The memory clock operates at 1253MHz. The size of the frame buffer is adequate. Features DirectX 12 Support (11.0 Hardware Default) and support for GameStream, G-SYNC, GPU Boost 2.0, GeForce Experience, PhysX and other technologies. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 50W, it may be equipped in average sized notebooks. Performance Because GeForce GTX 950M 2GB is just a higher clocked GeForce GTX 850M v2 2GB, its performance is only about 5% faster than its predecessors and so GeForce GTX 860M 2GB is still faster. Still, it still offers decent gaming at 1920x1080 and most modern games should run fluently at high settings. System Suggestions We recommend a strong processor (Intel Core i5 Mobile) and 8GB of RAM for a notebook with GeForce GTX 950M 2GB. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | N/A | N/A | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||