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    Iris Graphics 550 vs Radeon R9 280

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon R9 280. 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 R9 280. 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.
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    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:

    Iris Graphics 550 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Graphics 550 Radeon R9 280
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type eDRAM GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280 has 1233% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 550.
    • Iris Graphics 550 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Iris Graphics 550 has 61 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
    • Iris Graphics 550 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
    • Iris Graphics 550 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Iris Graphics 550 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 21−24 60−65
    medium / 1080p 10−12 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Iris Graphics 550.

    Full Specs

      Iris Graphics 550 Radeon R9 280
    Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN 1.0
    Code name Skylake GT3e Tahiti
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 September 2015 4 March 2014
    Pipelines 48 1792
    Core clock speed 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz 933 MHz
    Transistor count 189 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 52.80 104.5
    Floating-point performance 3,344 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 240 GB/s
    Shared memory +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 2.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.97 +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 408 Mh/s
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
    Quick Sync +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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