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    Iris Graphics 540 vs Radeon R9 290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Iris Graphics 540 and Radeon R9 290X. 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 540 and Radeon R9 290X. 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 540 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Iris Graphics 540 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 540 here:

    Iris Graphics 540 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Graphics 540 Radeon R9 290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 250 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 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 290X has 1566% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 540.
    • Iris Graphics 540 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Iris Graphics 540 has 60 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 290X.
    • Iris Graphics 540 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
    • Iris Graphics 540 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
    • Iris Graphics 540 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 20−22 60−65
    medium / 1080p 10−12 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 290% more, than Iris Graphics 540.

    Full Specs

      Iris Graphics 540 Radeon R9 290X
    Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN
    Code name Skylake GT3e Hawaii XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 September 2015 24 October 2013
    Pipelines 48 2816
    Core clock speed 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 1050 MHz 947 MHz
    Transistor count 189 million 6,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 50.40 176.0
    Floating-point performance 5,632 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 512 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s
    Shared memory + -
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 2.1 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.97 +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 623 Mh/s
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 25.75 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
    Quick Sync +
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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