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    HD Graphics 5300 vs Iris Graphics 550

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing HD Graphics 5300 and Iris Graphics 550. 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 HD Graphics 5300 and Iris Graphics 550. 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.
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    HD Graphics 5300 and Iris Graphics 550 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: HD Graphics 5300 and Iris Graphics 550 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 HD Graphics 5300 or Iris Graphics 550 here:

    HD Graphics 5300 Laptops
    Iris Graphics 550 Laptops

    Main Specs

      HD Graphics 5300 Iris Graphics 550
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x1
    Memory type System Shared eDRAM
    Maximum RAM amount 64 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 15 Watt.
    • HD Graphics 5300 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x1, and Iris Graphics 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • HD Graphics 5300 is build with Gen. 8 Broadwell architecture, and Iris Graphics 550 - with Gen. 9 Skylake.
    • Core clock speed of Iris Graphics 550 is 200 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 5300.
    • HD Graphics 5300 and Iris Graphics 550 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 9−10
    ultra / 1080p − 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 0−1 21−24
    medium / 1080p 0−1 10−12

    Full Specs

      HD Graphics 5300 Iris Graphics 550
    Architecture Gen. 8 Broadwell Gen. 9 Skylake
    Code name Broadwell GT2 Skylake GT3e
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 5 September 2014 1 September 2015
    Pipelines 24 48
    Core clock speed 100 MHz 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 1,300 million 189 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 21.60 52.80
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit
    Shared memory + +
    DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL 2.0 2.1
    Vulkan 1.1.80 1.1.97
    Quick Sync + +
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