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    Iris Graphics 550 vs Radeon RX 570

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon RX 570, 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 550 stacks up against Radeon RX 570, check out specs charts below.
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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 570
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 120 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type eDRAM GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon RX 570 has 700% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 550.
    • Iris Graphics 550 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon RX 570 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Iris Graphics 550 has 56 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 570.
    • Iris Graphics 550 is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 570 - in Desktops.
    • Iris Graphics 550 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon RX 570 - with Polaris.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 868 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 550.
    • Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon RX 570 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 21−24 60−65
    medium / 1080p 10−12 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Iris Graphics 550.

    Full Specs

      Iris Graphics 550 Radeon RX 570
    Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake Polaris
    Code name Skylake GT3e Polaris 20 Ellesmere
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 September 2015 18 April 2017
    Pipelines 48 2048
    Core clock speed 300 MHz 1168 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1244 MHz
    Transistor count 189 million 5,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 52.80 159.2
    Floating-point performance 5,095 gflops
    Length 241 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 224.0 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 +
    FreeSync +
    Quick Sync +
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