Iris Graphics 6100 vs Radeon R6 Carrizo

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Iris Graphics 6100 and Radeon R6 Carrizo. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Iris Graphics 6100 and Radeon R6 Carrizo. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Iris Graphics 6100 and Radeon R6 Carrizo are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Iris Graphics 6100 and Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 6100 or Radeon R6 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  Iris Graphics 6100 Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 12-35 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type System Shared
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Iris Graphics 6100 has 25% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Iris Graphics 6100 is build with Gen. 8 Broadwell architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • Iris Graphics 6100 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 0−1
ultra / 1080p 3−4 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 10−12
medium / 1080p 5−6 2−3
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 6100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  Iris Graphics 6100 Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture Gen. 8 Broadwell GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name Broadwell GT3 Carrizo
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 5 January 2015 4 June 2015
Pipelines 48 384
Core clock speed 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 52.80
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 64/128 Bit
Shared memory + +
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.80
Laptop size medium sized
Quick Sync +
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