Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU vs Radeon RX 540
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU and Radeon RX 540, 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 Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU stacks up against Radeon RX 540, check out specs charts below.
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU and Radeon RX 540 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU and Radeon RX 540 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 Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU or Radeon RX 540 here:
Main Specs
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU
Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP)
65 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR4
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU is build with Gen. 11 Ice Lake architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU is manufactured by 10 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
9−10
14−16
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
30−33
medium / 1080p
10−12
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
high / 1080p
14−16
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
30−35
45−50
medium / 1080p
16−18
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Battlefield 5 is 52% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
200−210
medium / 768p
130−140
170−180
ultra / 1080p
65−70
90−95
QHD / 1440p
35−40
50−55
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
100−110
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 29% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
70−75
90−95
ultra / 1080p
40−45
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Dota 2 is 24% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
high / 1080p
10−12
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−11
14−16
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
24−27
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Far Cry 5 is 58% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
70−75
95−100
medium / 1080p
30−35
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Fortnite is 41% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
QHD / 1440p
3−4
8−9
low / 720p
30−35
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Forza Horizon 4 is 52% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
low / 768p
60−65
80−85
medium / 768p
55−60
70−75
high / 1080p
18−20
27−30
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Grand Theft Auto V is 36% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
high / 1080p
6−7
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
18−20
27−30
medium / 1080p
8−9
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
high / 1080p
95−100
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
100−110
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Minecraft is 12% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
40−45
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 30% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 41% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
low / 768p
30−35
50−55
medium / 768p
21−24
30−35
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−11
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 50% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
low / 768p
90−95
100−105
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
30−35
high / 768p
40−45
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in World of Tanks is 16% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
Full Specs
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU
Radeon RX 540
Architecture
Gen. 11 Ice Lake
Polaris
Code name
Ice Lake G4 Gen. 11
Polaris 12
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
28 May 2019
21 March 2017
Pipelines
48
512
Core clock speed
300 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
1219 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
10 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
39.01
Floating-point performance
1,248 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
Shared memory
+
-
DirectX
DirectX 12_1
12.0
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
FreeSync
+
Laptop size
large
Quick Sync
+
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