Iris Graphics 550 vs Radeon HD 4850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon HD 4850, 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 Radeon HD 4850, 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
Radeon HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP)
15 Watt
110 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x1
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
eDRAM
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
64 MB
512 MB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Radeon HD 4850 has 633% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 550.
Iris Graphics 550 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon HD 4850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 4850 has 448 GB more memory, than Iris Graphics 550.
Iris Graphics 550 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4850 - in Desktops.
Iris Graphics 550 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 is 325 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 550.
Iris Graphics 550 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 - by 55 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
1−2
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 Graphics 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
14−16
6−7
ultra / 1080p
12−14
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
16−18
medium / 1080p
16−18
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in Battlefield 5 is 137% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon HD 4850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
120−130
medium / 768p
130−140
95−100
ultra / 1080p
65−70
40−45
QHD / 1440p
35−40
21−24
4K / 2160p
27−30
10−11
high / 768p
100−110
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 48% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
55−60
85−90
ultra / 1080p
24−27
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 13% more, than Iris Graphics 550.
low / 768p
90−95
80−85
medium / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in Dota 2 is 23% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
10−12
2−3
ultra / 1080p
10−11
2−3
4K / 2160p
4−5
1−2
low / 720p
24−27
10−12
medium / 1080p
12−14
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in Far Cry 5 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
18−20
10−11
ultra / 1080p
12−14
5−6
QHD / 1440p
−
1−2
low / 720p
70−75
50−55
medium / 1080p
30−35
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in Fortnite is 70% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
16−18
5−6
ultra / 1080p
14−16
−
QHD / 1440p
3−4
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
30−35
16−18
medium / 1080p
18−20
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in Forza Horizon 4 is 125% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
60−65
45−50
medium / 768p
55−60
35−40
high / 1080p
18−20
6−7
ultra / 1080p
8−9
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in Grand Theft Auto V is 56% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
6−7
1−2
ultra / 1080p
4−5
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
18−20
5−6
medium / 1080p
8−9
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in Metro Exodus is 266% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
high / 1080p
95−100
60−65
ultra / 1080p
85−90
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in Minecraft is 21% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
40−45
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 38% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
16−18
5−6
medium / 1080p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 240% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
30−35
12−14
medium / 768p
21−24
9−10
high / 1080p
12−14
5−6
ultra / 1080p
7−8
4−5
4K / 2160p
7−8
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 166% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
90−95
65−70
medium / 768p
50−55
35−40
ultra / 1080p
24−27
14−16
high / 768p
40−45
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in World of Tanks is 43% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
Full Specs
Iris Graphics 550
Radeon HD 4850
Architecture
Gen. 9 Skylake
Terascale 1
Code name
Skylake GT3e
RV770
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
1 September 2015
25 June 2008
Pipelines
48
800
Core clock speed
300 MHz
625 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
Transistor count
189 million
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
52.80
25.00
Floating-point performance
1,000.0 gflops
Length
246 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
993 MHz
Memory bandwidth
63.55 GB/s
Shared memory
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
6.4
4.1
OpenGL
4.6
3.3
OpenCL
2.1
1.1
Vulkan
1.1.97
N/A
Quick Sync
+
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