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    Iris Graphics 540 vs Radeon R9 380

    In this comparison between Iris Graphics 540 and Radeon R9 380 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Iris Graphics 540 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 380 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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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 380
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2 x 6-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 380 has 1166% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 540.
    • Iris Graphics 540 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon R9 380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Iris Graphics 540 has 60 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 380.
    • Iris Graphics 540 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380 - in Desktops.
    • Iris Graphics 540 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon R9 380 - with GCN.
    • Iris Graphics 540 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380 - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 20−22 60−65
    medium / 1080p 10−12 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than Iris Graphics 540.

    Full Specs

      Iris Graphics 540 Radeon R9 380
    Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN
    Code name Skylake GT3e Tonga Pro
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 September 2015 26 June 2015
    Pipelines 48 1792
    Core clock speed 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 1050 MHz 970 MHz
    Transistor count 189 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 50.40 108.6
    Floating-point performance 3,476 gflops
    Length 221 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 182.4 GB/s
    Shared memory + -
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 2.1 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.97 +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 404 Mh/s
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.66 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 18 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 168.45 Sol/s
    Quick Sync +
    Compute units 28
    Form factor full height / full length / dual slot
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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