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    Iris Graphics 550 vs Radeon HD 8730M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon HD 8730M. 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 550 and Radeon HD 8730M. 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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    Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon HD 8730M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon HD 8730M 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 550 or Radeon HD 8730M here:

    Iris Graphics 550 Laptops
    Radeon HD 8730M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Graphics 550 Radeon HD 8730M
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Memory type eDRAM DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Iris Graphics 550 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Iris Graphics 550 has 62 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Iris Graphics 550 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 350 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 550.
    • Iris Graphics 550 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8730M - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 −
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 21−24 1−2
    medium / 1080p 10−12 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      Iris Graphics 550 Radeon HD 8730M
    Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN
    Code name Skylake GT3e Mars
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 September 2015 16 November 2012
    Pipelines 48 384
    Core clock speed 300 MHz 650 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz 700 MHz
    Transistor count 189 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 52.80 16.80
    Floating-point performance 537.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 32 GB/s
    Shared memory + -
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 2.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.97 1.2.131
    Laptop size medium sized
    Quick Sync +
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