Iris Pro Graphics 5200 vs Radeon HD 7970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Pro Graphics 5200 and Radeon HD 7970, 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 Pro Graphics 5200 stacks up against Radeon HD 7970, check out specs charts below.
Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Iris Pro Graphics 5200 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 Pro Graphics 5200 here:
Main Specs
Iris Pro Graphics 5200
Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)
45 Watt
300 Watt
Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
eDRAM
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
128 MB
3 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 566% more power consumption, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Iris Pro Graphics 5200 has 125 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is build with Gen. 7.5 Haswell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is manufactured by 22 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 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
9−10
35−40
ultra / 1080p
5−6
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
21−24
60−65
medium / 1080p
10−12
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
high / 1080p
14−16
55−60
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
30−35
100−110
medium / 1080p
16−18
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 257% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
low / 768p
160−170
250−260
medium / 768p
130−140
220−230
ultra / 1080p
65−70
180−190
QHD / 1440p
35−40
110−120
4K / 2160p
27−30
70−75
high / 768p
100−110
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 98% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
medium / 768p
70−75
110−120
ultra / 1080p
40−45
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 66% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
high / 1080p
10−12
45−50
ultra / 1080p
10−11
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
4−5
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
80−85
medium / 1080p
12−14
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 291% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
high / 1080p
18−20
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
70−75
180−190
medium / 1080p
30−35
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 200% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
high / 1080p
16−18
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
QHD / 1440p
3−4
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
30−35
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 270% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
low / 768p
60−65
140−150
medium / 768p
55−60
120−130
high / 1080p
18−20
70−75
ultra / 1080p
8−9
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 158% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
high / 1080p
6−7
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
low / 720p
18−20
65−70
medium / 1080p
8−9
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 287% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
low / 768p
100−110
130−140
high / 1080p
95−100
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 28% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 84% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
8−9
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
16−18
65−70
medium / 1080p
12−14
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 200% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
low / 768p
30−35
130−140
medium / 768p
21−24
85−90
high / 1080p
12−14
45−50
ultra / 1080p
7−8
24−27
4K / 2160p
7−8
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 287% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
50−55
high / 768p
40−45
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
Full Specs
Iris Pro Graphics 5200
Radeon HD 7970
Architecture
Gen. 7.5 Haswell
GCN
Code name
Haswell GT3e
Tahiti XT
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
5 June 2013
22 December 2011
Pipelines
40
2048
Core clock speed
200 MHz
Boost Clock
1300 MHz
925 MHz
Transistor count
392 million
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
22 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
52.00
118.4
Floating-point performance
104.0 gflops
3,789 gflops
Length
274 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth
264 GB/s
Shared memory
+
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.3
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.80
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
485 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
20.71 Mh/s
Quick Sync
+
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