Iris Graphics 550 vs P106 100

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Graphics 550 and P106 100, 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 Graphics 550 stacks up against P106 100, check out specs charts below.

Iris Graphics 550 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Graphics 550 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 Graphics 550 here:

Main Specs

  Iris Graphics 550 P106 100
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type eDRAM GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • P106 100 has 700% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 550.
  • Iris Graphics 550 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and P106 100 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Iris Graphics 550 has 58 GB more memory, than P106 100.
  • Iris Graphics 550 is used in Laptops, and P106 100 - in Desktops.
  • Iris Graphics 550 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and P106 100 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of P106 100 is 1206 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 550.
  • Iris Graphics 550 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and P106 100 - by 16 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

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 P106 100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Iris Graphics 550.

Full Specs

  Iris Graphics 550 P106 100
Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake Pascal
Code name Skylake GT3e GP106
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 September 2015 19 June 2017
Pipelines 48 1280
Core clock speed 300 MHz 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1709 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 52.80 136.7
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.97 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Quick Sync +
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