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    Iris Plus Graphics 650 vs Radeon 520

    In this comparison between Iris Plus Graphics 650 and Radeon 520 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 650 will be the best choice, for others Radeon 520 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Iris Plus Graphics 650 and Radeon 520 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Iris Plus Graphics 650 and Radeon 520 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 650 or Radeon 520 here:

    Iris Plus Graphics 650 Laptops
    Radeon 520 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Plus Graphics 650 Radeon 520
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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    • Radeon 520 has 233% more power consumption, than Iris Plus Graphics 650.
    • Iris Plus Graphics 650 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Iris Plus Graphics 650 has 30 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Iris Plus Graphics 650 is build with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 730 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 650.
    • Iris Plus Graphics 650 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon 520 - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 −
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 18−20 1−2
    medium / 1080p 10−11 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 650 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      Iris Plus Graphics 650 Radeon 520
    Architecture Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake GCN 1.0
    Code name Kaby Lake GT3e Oland
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 3 January 2017 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 48 320
    Core clock speed 300 MHz 1030 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 189 million 1,040 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 55.20 20.60
    Floating-point performance 883 gflops 659.2 gflops
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s
    Shared memory + -
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12.0
    Shader Model 6.4 5.0
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 2.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.103 +
    Quick Sync +
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