Iris Graphics 550 vs Radeon Pro 560

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon Pro 560, 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 550 stacks up against Radeon Pro 560, check out specs charts below.

Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon Pro 560 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon Pro 560 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 Pro 560 here:

Main Specs

  Iris Graphics 550 Radeon Pro 560
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type eDRAM GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 560 has 400% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 550.
  • Iris Graphics 550 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon Pro 560 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Iris Graphics 550 has 60 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 560.
  • Iris Graphics 550 is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro 560 - in Mobile workstations.
  • Iris Graphics 550 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon Pro 560 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 560 is 607 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 550.
  • Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon Pro 560 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 16−18
ultra / 1080p 5−6 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 21−24 35−40
medium / 1080p 10−12 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 75% more, than Iris Graphics 550.

Full Specs

  Iris Graphics 550 Radeon Pro 560
Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake Polaris
Code name Skylake GT3e Polaris 21
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 1 September 2015 5 June 2017
Pipelines 48 1024
Core clock speed 300 MHz 907 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 52.80 58.05
Floating-point performance 1,858 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 81.28 GB/s
Shared memory + -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.97 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Laptop size large
Quick Sync +
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