Iris Plus Graphics 645 vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

In this comparison between Iris Plus Graphics 645 and Radeon RX 480 mobile you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Iris Plus Graphics 645 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 480 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Iris Plus Graphics 645 and Radeon RX 480 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Iris Plus Graphics 645 and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 645 or Radeon RX 480 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Iris Plus Graphics 645 Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type DDR3/DDR4 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 566% more power consumption, than Iris Plus Graphics 645.
  • Iris Plus Graphics 645 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Iris Plus Graphics 645 is build with Gen. 9.5 Coffee Lake architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Iris Plus Graphics 645 and Radeon RX 480 mobile are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 12−14
ultra / 1080p 2−3 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 27−30
medium / 1080p 5−6 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Iris Plus Graphics 645.

Full Specs

  Iris Plus Graphics 645 Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture Gen. 9.5 Coffee Lake Polaris
Code name Kaby Lake GT3e Polaris
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 10 July 2019 1 August 2016
Pipelines 48 2304
Core clock speed 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1077 MHz
Transistor count 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 50.40 155.1
Floating-point performance 4,963 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 256.0 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 1.1.103 1.2.131
Laptop size large
Quick Sync +
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