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    Iris Plus Graphics 655 vs Radeon R9 290X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Plus Graphics 655 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 Plus Graphics 655 stacks up against Radeon R9 290X, check out specs charts below.
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    Iris Plus Graphics 655 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Iris Plus Graphics 655 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 Plus Graphics 655 here:

    Iris Plus Graphics 655 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Plus Graphics 655 Radeon R9 290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type DDR3/DDR4 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 Plus Graphics 655.
    • Iris Plus Graphics 655 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Iris Plus Graphics 655 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
    • Iris Plus Graphics 655 is build with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
    • Iris Plus Graphics 655 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 18−20
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 27−30 60−65
    medium / 1080p 16−18 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 192% more, than Iris Plus Graphics 655.

    Full Specs

      Iris Plus Graphics 655 Radeon R9 290X
    Architecture Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake GCN
    Code name Kaby Lake GT3e Hawaii XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 September 2017 24 October 2013
    Pipelines 48 2816
    Core clock speed 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 1200 MHz 947 MHz
    Transistor count 189 million 6,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 50.40 176.0
    Floating-point performance 5,632 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 512 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s
    Shared memory + -
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 2.1 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.103 +
    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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