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    Iris Graphics 6100 vs Radeon R9 290X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Graphics 6100 and Radeon R9 290X, 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 6100 stacks up against Radeon R9 290X, check out specs charts below.
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    Iris Graphics 6100 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Iris Graphics 6100 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 6100 here:

    Iris Graphics 6100 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Graphics 6100 Radeon R9 290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type System Shared GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 290X has 1566% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 6100.
    • Iris Graphics 6100 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x1, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Iris Graphics 6100 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
    • Iris Graphics 6100 is build with Gen. 8 Broadwell architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
    • Iris Graphics 6100 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 3−4 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 12−14 60−65
    medium / 1080p 5−6 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 616% more, than Iris Graphics 6100.

    Full Specs

      Iris Graphics 6100 Radeon R9 290X
    Architecture Gen. 8 Broadwell GCN
    Code name Broadwell GT3 Hawaii XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 5 January 2015 24 October 2013
    Pipelines 48 2816
    Core clock speed 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz 947 MHz
    Transistor count 189 million 6,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 52.80 176.0
    Floating-point performance 5,632 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 512 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s
    Shared memory + -
    DirectX 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL 2.0 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.80 +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 623 Mh/s
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 25.75 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
    Quick Sync +
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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