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    Iris Graphics 5100 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Graphics 5100 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, 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 5100 stacks up against Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
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    Iris Graphics 5100 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Iris Graphics 5100 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 Graphics 5100 or Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

    Iris Graphics 5100 Laptops
    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Graphics 5100 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
    Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 1.0 x16
    Memory type System Shared GDDR5
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 566% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 5100.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Iris Graphics 5100 is build with Gen. 7.5 Haswell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 650 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 5100.
    • Iris Graphics 5100 is manufactured by 22 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 14−16 60−65
    medium / 1080p 5−6 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Iris Graphics 5100.

    Full Specs

      Iris Graphics 5100 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
    Architecture Gen. 7.5 Haswell GCN
    Code name Haswell GT3 Wimbledon XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 5 June 2013 1 May 2012
    Pipelines 40 2560
    Core clock speed 200 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1200 MHz
    Transistor count 1,300 million
    Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 48.00
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 2x 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
    Shared memory + -
    DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.3
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.80
    Laptop size large
    Quick Sync +
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