Iris Graphics 5100 vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

In this comparison between Iris Graphics 5100 and Radeon RX 480 mobile you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Iris Graphics 5100 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 480 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Iris Graphics 5100 and Radeon RX 480 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Iris Graphics 5100 and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Iris Graphics 5100 Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type System Shared GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 233% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 5100.
  • Iris Graphics 5100 is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Iris Graphics 5100 is build with Gen. 7.5 Haswell architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Iris Graphics 5100 is manufactured by 22 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 12−14
ultra / 1080p 1−2 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 27−30
medium / 1080p 5−6 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Iris Graphics 5100.

Full Specs

  Iris Graphics 5100 Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture Gen. 7.5 Haswell Polaris
Code name Haswell GT3 Polaris
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 5 June 2013 1 August 2016
Pipelines 40 2304
Core clock speed 200 MHz
Boost Clock 1200 MHz 1077 MHz
Transistor count 1,300 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00 155.1
Floating-point performance 4,963 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory + -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.80 1.2.131
Laptop size large
Quick Sync +
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