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    Iris Graphics 5100 vs Radeon RX 550X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Iris Graphics 5100 and Radeon RX 550X. 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 5100 and Radeon RX 550X. 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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    Radeon RX 550X

    Iris Graphics 5100 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Iris Graphics 5100 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 5100 here:

    Iris Graphics 5100 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Graphics 5100 Radeon RX 550X
    Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type System Shared GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon RX 550X has 66% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 5100.
    • Iris Graphics 5100 is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Iris Graphics 5100 is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 550X - in Desktops.
    • Iris Graphics 5100 is build with Gen. 7.5 Haswell architecture, and Radeon RX 550X - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550X is 900 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 5100.
    • Iris Graphics 5100 is manufactured by 22 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550X - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 10−11
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 14−16 21−24
    medium / 1080p 5−6 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Iris Graphics 5100.

    Full Specs

      Iris Graphics 5100 Radeon RX 550X
    Architecture Gen. 7.5 Haswell GCN 4.0
    Code name Haswell GT3 Lexa
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 5 June 2013 16 December 2018
    Pipelines 40 512
    Core clock speed 200 MHz 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 1200 MHz 1183 MHz
    Transistor count 1,300 million 2,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 48.00 37.86
    Floating-point performance 1,211 gflops
    Length 145 mm
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
    Shared memory +
    DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.3 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.80 1.2.131
    Quick Sync +
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