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    Iris Graphics 550 vs Radeon R8 M445DX

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon R8 M445DX, 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 R8 M445DX, check out specs charts below.
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    Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon R8 M445DX are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon R8 M445DX 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 R8 M445DX here:

    Iris Graphics 550 Laptops
    Radeon R8 M445DX Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Graphics 550 Radeon R8 M445DX
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 IGP
    Memory type eDRAM DDR4/DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 64 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Iris Graphics 550 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon R8 M445DX uses IGP interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Iris Graphics 550 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon R8 M445DX - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R8 M445DX is 420 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 550.
    • Iris Graphics 550 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R8 M445DX - 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 R8 M445DX.

    Full Specs

      Iris Graphics 550 Radeon R8 M445DX
    Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN
    Code name Skylake GT3e Meso
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 September 2015 1 June 2016
    Pipelines 48 704
    Core clock speed 300 MHz 720 / 1020 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1021 MHz
    Transistor count 189 million 1,550 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 52.80 20.42
    Memory bus width 128 + 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 933 / 1000 MHz
    Shared memory + -
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.0
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 2.1 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.97 1.2.131
    Laptop size medium sized
    Quick Sync +
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