AMD Radeon 520 vs Intel Iris Graphics 540
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon 520 and Intel Iris Graphics 540 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon 520
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- 3.4x more core clock speed: 1030 MHz vs 300 MHz
- 6.7x more pipelines: 320 vs 48
- 64x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 64 MB
- 4.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 26304 vs 6284
- Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3351 vs 3158
- Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3351 vs 3158
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 18 April 2017 vs 1 September 2015 |
| Core clock speed | 1030 MHz vs 300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 320 vs 48 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 64 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 26304 vs 6284 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1242 vs 1237 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1242 vs 1237 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3351 vs 3158 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3351 vs 3158 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 540
- Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 1030 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
- Around 46% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1258 vs 860
- Around 57% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 323 vs 206
- Around 95% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2308 vs 1182
- Around 95% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2308 vs 1182
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz vs 1030 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 50 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 1258 vs 860 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 323 vs 206 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2308 vs 1182 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2308 vs 1182 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon 520
GPU 2: Intel Iris Graphics 540
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| Name | AMD Radeon 520 | Intel Iris Graphics 540 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 860 | 1258 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 206 | 323 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 26304 | 6284 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1182 | 2308 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1182 | 2308 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1242 | 1237 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1242 | 1237 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3351 | 3158 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3351 | 3158 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon 520 | Intel Iris Graphics 540 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Generation 9.0 |
| Code name | Oland | Skylake GT3e |
| Design | Radeon 500 Series | |
| GCN generation | 1st Gen | |
| Launch date | 18 April 2017 | 1 September 2015 |
| Place in performance rating | 1098 | 1057 |
| Type | Desktop, Laptop | Laptop |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1030 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Compute units | 5 | |
| Core clock speed | 1030 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 660 GFLOPs | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Pipelines | 320 | 48 |
| Pixel fill rate | 4.10 GP/s | |
| Render output units | 4 | |
| Stream Processors | 320 | |
| Texture fill rate | 20.60 GTexel/s | |
| Texture Units | 20 | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 50 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Transistor count | 1,040 million | 189 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | No outputs |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x1 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12.0 (12_1) |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
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Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 64 MB |
| Memory bandwidth | 48 GB/s | |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | |
| Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | eDRAM |
| Shared memory | 0 | 1 |
Technologies |
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| 4K H264 Decode | ||
| 4K H264 Encode | ||
| AMD Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture | ||
| AMD Radeon™ ReLive | ||
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| DualGraphics | ||
| Enduro | ||
| H265/HEVC Decode | ||
| H265/HEVC Encode | ||
| HDMI 4K Support | ||
| PowerTune | ||
| TressFX | ||
| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Code Engine (VCE) | ||
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