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    Iris Graphics 540 vs Radeon R9 380X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Graphics 540 and Radeon R9 380X, 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 Graphics 540 stacks up against Radeon R9 380X, check out specs charts below.
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    Iris Graphics 540 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Iris Graphics 540 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 540 here:

    Iris Graphics 540 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Graphics 540 Radeon R9 380X
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type eDRAM GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 380X has 1166% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 540.
    • Iris Graphics 540 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Iris Graphics 540 has 60 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 380X.
    • Iris Graphics 540 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
    • Iris Graphics 540 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
    • Iris Graphics 540 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 20−22 60−65
    medium / 1080p 10−12 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than Iris Graphics 540.

    Full Specs

      Iris Graphics 540 Radeon R9 380X
    Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN 3.0
    Code name Skylake GT3e Antigua
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 September 2015 19 November 2015
    Pipelines 48 2048
    Core clock speed 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 1050 MHz 970 MHz
    Transistor count 189 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 50.40 124.2
    Floating-point performance 3,973 gflops
    Length 221 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 182.4 GB/s
    Shared memory +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 2.1 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.97 +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
    Quick Sync +
    Compute units 32
    Form factor full height / full length
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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