Intel Iris Graphics 550
VS
AMD Radeon R9 M485X
Intel Iris Graphics 550
VS
AMD Radeon R9 M485X

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Intel Iris Graphics 550 and AMD Radeon R9 M485X. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

419
Place in performance rating
260
Gen. 9 Skylake
Architecture
GCN 3
Skylake GT3e
Code name
Amethyst
Laptop
Type
Laptop
1 September 2015 (6 years ago)
Release date
14 May 2016 (5 years ago)
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Price now
$2500
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Value for money
0.72
Skylake GT3e
GPU code name
Amethyst
Laptop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between Intel Iris Graphics 550 and AMD Radeon R9 M485X based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

384
Pipelines
2048
300 MHz
Core clock speed
723 MHz
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
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189 million
Transistor count
5,000 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
15 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
250 Watt
52.80
Texture fill rate
92.54
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Floating-point performance
2,961 gflops
48
Pipelines / CUDA cores
2048
1100 MHz
Boost clock speed
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189 million
Number of transistors
5,000 million
15 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
250 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the Intel Iris Graphics 550 and AMD Radeon R9 M485X.

PCIe 3.0 x1
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
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Supplementary power connectors
None
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Laptop size
large

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 550 and AMD Radeon R9 M485X can be seen in this section.

eDRAM
Memory type
GDDR5
64 MB
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB MB
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Memory bus width
256 Bit
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Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
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Memory bandwidth
160.0 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Intel Iris Graphics 550 and AMD Radeon R9 M485X, the size and number of monitors.

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Display Connectors
No outputs

Technologies

The difference between Intel Iris Graphics 550 and AMD Radeon R9 M485X is the additional functionality.

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Enduro
+
+
Quick Sync
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API support

The difference in supported APIs is Intel Iris Graphics 550 and AMD Radeon R9 M485X. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 (12_0)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.1.97
Vulkan
+
6.4
Shader Model
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2.1
OpenCL
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Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Intel Iris Graphics 550 and AMD Radeon R9 M485X 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 550 or AMD Radeon R9 M485X good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 550
AMD Radeon R9 M485X
Death Stranding (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 550
AMD Radeon R9 M485X
F1 2020 (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 550
AMD Radeon R9 M485X
Gears Tactics (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 550
AMD Radeon R9 M485X
Doom Eternal (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 550
AMD Radeon R9 M485X
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 550

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

Less power consumption (15 Watt vs 250 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (64 MB vs 8 GB MB)

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 M485X

11.76% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (2048 vs 384)

So, Intel Iris Graphics 550 or AMD Radeon R9 M485X?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon R9 M485X .

Intel Iris Graphics 550 versus AMD Radeon R9 M485X performance benchmarks comparison

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