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    Iris Graphics 550 vs Radeon R6 Kaveri

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon R6 Kaveri, 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 550 stacks up against Radeon R6 Kaveri, check out specs charts below.
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    Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon R6 Kaveri are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon R6 Kaveri 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 550 or Radeon R6 Kaveri here:

    Iris Graphics 550 Laptops
    Radeon R6 Kaveri Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Graphics 550 Radeon R6 Kaveri
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x1
    Memory type eDRAM
    Maximum RAM amount 64 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Iris Graphics 550 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - with GCN 1.1.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R6 Kaveri is 233 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 550.
    • Iris Graphics 550 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 −
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 21−24 1−2
    medium / 1080p 10−12 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.

    Full Specs

      Iris Graphics 550 Radeon R6 Kaveri
    Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN 1.1
    Code name Skylake GT3e Kaveri
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 September 2015 4 June 2014
    Pipelines 48 384
    Core clock speed 300 MHz 533 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz 654 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
    Shared memory + +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 2.1
    Vulkan 1.1.97
    Laptop size medium sized
    Quick Sync +
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