Intel Iris Graphics 540
VS
AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
Intel Iris Graphics 540
VS
AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Intel Iris Graphics 540 and AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge). Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

390
Place in performance rating
576
Gen. 9 Skylake
Architecture
GCN 1.2/2.0
Skylake GT3e
Code name
Bristol Ridge
Laptop
Type
Laptop
1 September 2015 (6 years ago)
Release date
1 June 2016 (5 years ago)
$1043
Price now
$53
1.42
Value for money
0.62
Skylake GT3e
GPU code name
Bristol Ridge
Laptop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between Intel Iris Graphics 540 and AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

384
Pipelines
384
300 MHz
Core clock speed
no data
1050 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
189 million
Transistor count
3100 Million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
15 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
12-45 Watt
50.40
Texture fill rate
no data
48
Pipelines / CUDA cores
384
1050 MHz
Boost clock speed
800 MHz
189 million
Number of transistors
3100 Million
15 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
12-45 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the Intel Iris Graphics 540 and AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge).

PCIe 3.0 x1
Interface
no data
no data
Laptop size
medium sized

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics Intel Iris Graphics 540 and AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) can be seen in this section.

eDRAM
Memory type
no data
64 MB
Maximum RAM amount
no data
no data
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
+
Shared memory
+

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Intel Iris Graphics 540 and AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge), the size and number of monitors.

No outputs
Display Connectors
no data

Technologies

The difference between Intel Iris Graphics 540 and AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) is the additional functionality.

+
Quick Sync
no data

API support

The difference in supported APIs is Intel Iris Graphics 540 and AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge). Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
4.6
OpenGL
no data
1.1.97
Vulkan
no data
6.4
Shader Model
no data
2.1
OpenCL
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Intel Iris Graphics 540 and AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the Intel Iris Graphics 540 or AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 540
AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
Death Stranding (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 540
AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
F1 2020 (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 540
AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
Gears Tactics (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 540
AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
Doom Eternal (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 540
AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of Intel Iris Graphics 540

6.61% faster in synthetic tests

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)

Cheaper ($53 vs $1043)

Less power consumption (12-45 Watt vs 15 Watt)

So, Intel Iris Graphics 540 or AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend Intel Iris Graphics 540 .

Intel Iris Graphics 540 versus AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

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