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    Iris Graphics 550 vs Radeon RX 560

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon RX 560. 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 550 and Radeon RX 560. 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 550 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Iris Graphics 550 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 550 here:

    Iris Graphics 550 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Graphics 550 Radeon RX 560
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type eDRAM GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon RX 560 has 400% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 550.
    • Iris Graphics 550 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon RX 560 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Iris Graphics 550 has 60 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 560.
    • Iris Graphics 550 is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 560 - in Desktops.
    • Iris Graphics 550 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 875 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 550.
    • Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon RX 560 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 21−24 35−40
    medium / 1080p 10−12 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Iris Graphics 550.

    Full Specs

      Iris Graphics 550 Radeon RX 560
    Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN 4.0
    Code name Skylake GT3e Polaris 21
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 September 2015 18 April 2017
    Pipelines 48 1024
    Core clock speed 300 MHz 1175 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1275 MHz
    Transistor count 189 million 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 52.80 81.60
    Floating-point performance 2,611 gflops
    Length 170 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112.0 GB/s
    Shared memory +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 2.1 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.97 1.2.131
    Quick Sync +
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