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    Iris Graphics 6100 vs Radeon R9 M290X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Graphics 6100 and Radeon R9 M290X, 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 6100 stacks up against Radeon R9 M290X, check out specs charts below.
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    Iris Graphics 6100 and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Iris Graphics 6100 and Radeon R9 M290X 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 6100 or Radeon R9 M290X here:

    Iris Graphics 6100 Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Graphics 6100 Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type System Shared GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 566% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 6100.
    • Iris Graphics 6100 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x1, and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Iris Graphics 6100 is build with Gen. 8 Broadwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 550 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 6100.
    • Iris Graphics 6100 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 3−4 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 12−14 30−35
    medium / 1080p 5−6 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than Iris Graphics 6100.

    Full Specs

      Iris Graphics 6100 Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Gen. 8 Broadwell GCN
    Code name Broadwell GT3 Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 5 January 2015 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 48 1280
    Core clock speed 300 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 189 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 52.80 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory + -
    DirectX 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4 4.4
    OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.80
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Quick Sync +
    Compute units 20
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