Iris Graphics 5100 vs Radeon HD 8730M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Graphics 5100 and Radeon HD 8730M, 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 8730M, check out specs charts below.
Iris Graphics 5100 and Radeon HD 8730M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Iris Graphics 5100 and Radeon HD 8730M 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 8730M here:
Main Specs
Iris Graphics 5100
Radeon HD 8730M
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type
System Shared
DDR3
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Iris Graphics 5100 is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Iris Graphics 5100 is build with Gen. 7.5 Haswell architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 450 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 5100.
Iris Graphics 5100 is manufactured by 22 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8730M - by 28 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
3−4
0−1
ultra / 1080p
1−2
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
1−2
medium / 1080p
5−6
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
7−8
−
ultra / 1080p
6−7
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
0−1
medium / 1080p
8−9
−
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8730M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Iris Graphics 5100.
low / 768p
120−130
60−65
medium / 768p
100−110
27−30
ultra / 1080p
45−50
7−8
QHD / 1440p
24−27
−
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
high / 768p
70−75
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 5100 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 210% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
low / 768p
65−70
70−75
ultra / 1080p
21−24
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8730M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Iris Graphics 5100.
low / 768p
75−80
45−50
medium / 768p
50−55
10−11
ultra / 1080p
24−27
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 5100 in Dota 2 is 124% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
4−5
−
ultra / 1080p
3−4
−
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
12−14
0−1
medium / 1080p
5−6
−
high / 1080p
10−12
−
ultra / 1080p
6−7
−
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
55−60
21−24
medium / 1080p
14−16
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 5100 in Fortnite is 159% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
7−8
0−1
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
4K / 2160p
3−4
−
low / 720p
20−22
0−1
medium / 1080p
9−10
0−1
low / 768p
45−50
18−20
high / 1080p
6−7
0−1
ultra / 1080p
3−4
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 5100 in Grand Theft Auto V is 181% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
2−3
−
ultra / 1080p
0−1
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
6−7
0−1
medium / 1080p
4−5
−
low / 768p
90−95
75−80
high / 1080p
80−85
27−30
4K / 2160p
75−80
−
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 5100 in Minecraft is 64% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
low / 720p
30−35
8−9
medium / 1080p
14−16
−
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 5100 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 300% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
−
low / 720p
8−9
0−1
low / 768p
12−14
0−1
medium / 768p
10−11
−
high / 1080p
5−6
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
−
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 768p
75−80
45−50
medium / 768p
40−45
14−16
ultra / 1080p
16−18
0−1
high / 768p
30−35
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 5100 in World of Tanks is 100% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
Full Specs
Iris Graphics 5100
Radeon HD 8730M
Architecture
Gen. 7.5 Haswell
GCN
Code name
Haswell GT3
Mars
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
5 June 2013
16 November 2012
Pipelines
40
384
Core clock speed
200 MHz
650 MHz
Boost Clock
1200 MHz
700 MHz
Transistor count
1,300 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
22 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
48.00
16.80
Floating-point performance
537.6 gflops
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
32 GB/s
Shared memory
+
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.3
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.80
1.2.131
Laptop size
medium sized
Quick Sync
+
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