Iris Graphics 5100 vs Radeon R6 Carrizo

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Iris Graphics 5100 and Radeon R6 Carrizo. 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 5100 and Radeon R6 Carrizo. 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 5100 and Radeon R6 Carrizo are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Iris Graphics 5100 and Radeon R6 Carrizo are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 5100 or Radeon R6 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  Iris Graphics 5100 Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 12-35 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16
Memory type System Shared
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Iris Graphics 5100 has 150% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Iris Graphics 5100 is build with Gen. 7.5 Haswell architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • Iris Graphics 5100 is manufactured by 22 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 0−1
ultra / 1080p 1−2 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 10−12
medium / 1080p 5−6 2−3
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  Iris Graphics 5100 Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture Gen. 7.5 Haswell GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name Haswell GT3 Carrizo
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 5 June 2013 4 June 2015
Pipelines 40 384
Core clock speed 200 MHz
Boost Clock 1200 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,300 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 64/128 Bit
Shared memory + +
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.3
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.80
Laptop size medium sized
Quick Sync +
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