Iris Plus Graphics 640 vs Radeon HD 6850M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Plus Graphics 640 and Radeon HD 6850M, 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 Plus Graphics 640 stacks up against Radeon HD 6850M, check out specs charts below.
Iris Plus Graphics 640 and Radeon HD 6850M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Iris Plus Graphics 640 and Radeon HD 6850M 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 Plus Graphics 640 or Radeon HD 6850M here:
Main Specs
Iris Plus Graphics 640
Radeon HD 6850M
Power consumption (TDP)
15 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x1
PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type
DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
32 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6850M has 233% more power consumption, than Iris Plus Graphics 640.
Iris Plus Graphics 640 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon HD 6850M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Iris Plus Graphics 640 has 31 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Iris Plus Graphics 640 is build with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6850M is 275 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 640.
Iris Plus Graphics 640 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850M - by 40 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
6−7
2−3
ultra / 1080p
4−5
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
12−14
medium / 1080p
8−9
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 640 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
14−16
medium / 1080p
12−14
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 640 in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Iris Plus Graphics 640.
low / 768p
130−140
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
95−100
ultra / 1080p
50−55
40−45
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
10−11
high / 768p
80−85
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 640 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
18−20
16−18
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than Iris Plus Graphics 640.
low / 768p
80−85
75−80
medium / 768p
55−60
45−50
ultra / 1080p
30−35
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 640 in Dota 2 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
8−9
3−4
ultra / 1080p
7−8
3−4
4K / 2160p
3−4
1−2
low / 720p
18−20
12−14
medium / 1080p
8−9
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 640 in Far Cry 5 is 80% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
14−16
10−12
ultra / 1080p
10−11
6−7
QHD / 1440p
−
2−3
low / 720p
60−65
50−55
medium / 1080p
21−24
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 640 in Fortnite is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
12−14
4−5
ultra / 1080p
10−12
−
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
18−20
medium / 1080p
14−16
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 640 in Forza Horizon 4 is 70% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
medium / 768p
45−50
−
high / 1080p
12−14
5−6
ultra / 1080p
6−7
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 640 in Grand Theft Auto V is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
4−5
1−2
ultra / 1080p
3−4
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
5−6
medium / 1080p
6−7
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 640 in Metro Exodus is 166% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
high / 1080p
90−95
60−65
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
−
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 640 in Minecraft is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 640 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 17% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
6−7
medium / 1080p
10−12
−
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 640 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
24−27
10−12
medium / 768p
16−18
8−9
high / 1080p
9−10
4−5
ultra / 1080p
6−7
3−4
4K / 2160p
6−7
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 640 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 133% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
85−90
75−80
medium / 768p
45−50
40−45
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
high / 768p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 640 in World of Tanks is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Full Specs
Iris Plus Graphics 640
Radeon HD 6850M
Architecture
Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
Terascale 2
Code name
Kaby Lake GT3e
Granville Pro/LP
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
3 January 2017
6 January 2011
Pipelines
48
800
Core clock speed
300 MHz
575 / 675 MHz
Boost Clock
1050 MHz
Transistor count
189 million
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
52.80
27.00
Floating-point performance
1,080.0 gflops
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
Shared memory
+
-
DirectX
12 (12_1)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
6.4
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
2.1
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.103
N/A
Laptop size
large
Quick Sync
+
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