Iris Pro Graphics 5200 vs Radeon HD 6850M

In this comparison between Iris Pro Graphics 5200 and Radeon HD 6850M 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 Pro Graphics 5200 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6850M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Iris Pro Graphics 5200 and Radeon HD 6850M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Iris Pro Graphics 5200 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 Pro Graphics 5200 or Radeon HD 6850M here:

Main Specs

  Iris Pro Graphics 5200 Radeon HD 6850M
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type eDRAM DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 6850M has 11% more power consumption, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
  • Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6850M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Iris Pro Graphics 5200 has 127 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is build with Gen. 7.5 Haswell architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6850M is 375 MHz higher, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
  • Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is manufactured by 22 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850M - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 2−3
ultra / 1080p 5−6 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 12−14
medium / 1080p 10−12 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Iris Pro Graphics 5200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.

Full Specs

  Iris Pro Graphics 5200 Radeon HD 6850M
Architecture Gen. 7.5 Haswell Terascale 2
Code name Haswell GT3e Granville Pro/LP
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 5 June 2013 6 January 2011
Pipelines 40 800
Core clock speed 200 MHz 575 / 675 MHz
Boost Clock 1300 MHz
Transistor count 392 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 52.00 27.00
Floating-point performance 104.0 gflops 1,080.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Shared memory + -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.80 N/A
Laptop size medium sized large
Quick Sync +
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