Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
VS
AMD Radeon RX 5500
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
VS
AMD Radeon RX 5500

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 and AMD Radeon RX 5500. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

541
Place in performance rating
152
Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
Architecture
RDNA 1.0
Kaby Lake GT3e
Code name
Navi 14
Laptop
Type
Desktop
3 January 2017 (4 years ago)
Release date
7 October 2019 (2 years ago)
$669
Price now
$853
1.45
Value for money
17.36
Kaby Lake GT3e
GPU code name
Navi 14
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 and AMD Radeon RX 5500 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

384
Pipelines
1408
300 MHz
Core clock speed
no data
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
1845 MHz
189 million
Transistor count
6,400 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
7 nm
15 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
110 Watt
52.80
Texture fill rate
162.4
48
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1408
1050 MHz
Boost clock speed
1845 MHz
189 million
Number of transistors
6,400 million
15 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
110 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 and AMD Radeon RX 5500.

PCIe 3.0 x1
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
no data
Length
180 mm
no data
Supplementary power connectors
1x 8-pin

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 Plus Graphics 640 and AMD Radeon RX 5500 can be seen in this section.

DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Memory type
GDDR6
32 GB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
64/128 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
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Memory clock speed
14000 MHz
no data
Memory bandwidth
224.0 GB/s
+
Shared memory
no data

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 and AMD Radeon RX 5500, the size and number of monitors.

No outputs
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
no data
HDMI
+

Technologies

The difference between Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 and AMD Radeon RX 5500 is the additional functionality.

+
Quick Sync
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API support

The difference in supported APIs is Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 and AMD Radeon RX 5500. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12.0 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.1.103
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 Plus Graphics 640 and AMD Radeon RX 5500 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 Plus Graphics 640 or AMD Radeon RX 5500 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
AMD Radeon RX 5500
Death Stranding (2020) Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
AMD Radeon RX 5500
F1 2020 (2020) Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
AMD Radeon RX 5500
Gears Tactics (2020) Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
AMD Radeon RX 5500
Doom Eternal (2020) Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
AMD Radeon RX 5500
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 Plus Graphics 640

Cheaper ($669 vs $853)

Less power consumption (15 Watt vs 110 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (32 GB vs 4 GB)

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500

32.16% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (1408 vs 384)

Finer manufacturing process technology (7 nm vs 14 nm)

So, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 or AMD Radeon RX 5500?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon RX 5500 .

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 versus AMD Radeon RX 5500 performance benchmarks comparison

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