Iris Graphics 550 vs Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri. 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 550 and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri. 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.
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

Iris Graphics 550 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Graphics 550 is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 here:

Main Specs

  Iris Graphics 550 Radeon R7 384 Cores 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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  • Iris Graphics 550 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - in Desktops.
  • Iris Graphics 550 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri is 420 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 550.
  • Iris Graphics 550 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 7−8
ultra / 1080p 5−6 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 18−20
medium / 1080p 10−12 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.

Full Specs

  Iris Graphics 550 Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri
Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN
Code name Skylake GT3e Kaveri Spectre
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 September 2015 14 January 2014
Pipelines 48 384
Core clock speed 300 MHz 720 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 52.80
Shared memory + +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.1
Vulkan 1.1.97
Quick Sync +
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