Iris Pro Graphics 5200 vs Radeon HD 6870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Pro Graphics 5200 and Radeon HD 6870, 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 6870, 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 6870
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type eDRAM GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6870 has 235% more power consumption, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
  • Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Iris Pro Graphics 5200 has 127 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
  • Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6870 - in Desktops.
  • Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is build with Gen. 7.5 Haswell architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
  • Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is manufactured by 22 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 10−12
ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 21−24 24−27
medium / 1080p 10−12 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.

Full Specs

  Iris Pro Graphics 5200 Radeon HD 6870
Architecture Gen. 7.5 Haswell Terascale 2
Code name Haswell GT3e RV940 Barts
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 5 June 2013 22 October 2010
Pipelines 40 1120
Core clock speed 200 MHz
Boost Clock 1300 MHz 900 MHz
Transistor count 392 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 52.00 50.40
Floating-point performance 104.0 gflops 2,016.0 gflops
Length 220 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory + -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.80
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 213 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Quick Sync +
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