GRID K220Q vs Iris Graphics 550

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID K220Q and Iris Graphics 550, 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 GRID K220Q stacks up against Iris Graphics 550, check out specs charts below.

Iris Graphics 550 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Graphics 550 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 550 here:

Main Specs

  GRID K220Q Iris Graphics 550
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Memory type GDDR5 eDRAM
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 64 MB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K220Q has 1400% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 550.
  • GRID K220Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Iris Graphics 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • GRID K220Q has 448 GB more memory, than Iris Graphics 550.
  • GRID K220Q is used in Desktops, and Iris Graphics 550 - in Laptops.
  • GRID K220Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Iris Graphics 550 - with Gen. 9 Skylake.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K220Q is 445 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 550.
  • GRID K220Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Graphics 550 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 9−10
ultra / 1080p 0−1 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−12 21−24
medium / 1080p 2−3 10−12
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 180% more, than GRID K220Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K220Q Iris Graphics 550
Architecture Kepler Gen. 9 Skylake
Code name GK104 Skylake GT3e
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 July 2014 1 September 2015
Pipelines 1536 48
Core clock speed 745 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 52.80
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 1.1.97
CUDA 3.0
Quick Sync +
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