Iris Pro Graphics 5200 vs Radeon HD 6970M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Pro Graphics 5200 and Radeon HD 6970M, 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 6970M, check out specs charts below.
Iris Pro Graphics 5200 and Radeon HD 6970M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Iris Pro Graphics 5200 and Radeon HD 6970M 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 Pro Graphics 5200 or Radeon HD 6970M here:
Main Specs
Iris Pro Graphics 5200
Radeon HD 6970M
Power consumption (TDP)
45 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
eDRAM
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
128 MB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6970M has 66% more power consumption, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Iris Pro Graphics 5200 has 126 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is build with Gen. 7.5 Haswell architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6970M is 480 MHz higher, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is manufactured by 22 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M - by 40 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
10−12
ultra / 1080p
5−6
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
10−12
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
16−18
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Battlefield 5 is 26% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Iris Pro Graphics 5200 and Radeon HD 6970M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
180−190
medium / 768p
130−140
150−160
ultra / 1080p
65−70
75−80
QHD / 1440p
35−40
45−50
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
100−110
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
30−35
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
70−75
80−85
ultra / 1080p
40−45
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Dota 2 is 11% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
high / 1080p
10−12
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
4K / 2160p
4−5
5−6
low / 720p
24−27
30−33
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Far Cry 5 is 25% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
high / 1080p
18−20
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
70−75
80−85
medium / 1080p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Fortnite is 17% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
QHD / 1440p
3−4
5−6
low / 720p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 23% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 13% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
high / 1080p
6−7
7−8
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
8−9
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Metro Exodus is 12% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
high / 1080p
95−100
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
95−100
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Minecraft is 6% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
high / 1080p
18−20
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
40−45
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 17% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 16% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
low / 768p
30−35
40−45
medium / 768p
21−24
24−27
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
9−10
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 25% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
27−30
high / 768p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in World of Tanks is 7% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
Full Specs
Iris Pro Graphics 5200
Radeon HD 6970M
Architecture
Gen. 7.5 Haswell
Terascale 2
Code name
Haswell GT3e
Blackcomb XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
5 June 2013
6 January 2011
Pipelines
40
960
Core clock speed
200 MHz
680 MHz
Boost Clock
1300 MHz
Transistor count
392 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
22 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
52.00
32.64
Floating-point performance
104.0 gflops
1,305.6 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
+
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.3
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.80
N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
118 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
large
Quick Sync
+
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