AMD Radeon RX 550 vs Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon RX 550

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 550

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
3.7x more core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 3% higher boost clock speed: 1183 MHz vs 1150 MHz
10.7x more pipelines: 512 vs 48
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2713 vs 1590
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 488 vs 377
Around 67% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11719 vs 7012
Around 69% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 2652
Around 69% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 2652

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 April 2017 vs 3 January 2017
Core clock speed	1100 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1183 MHz vs 1150 MHz
Pipelines	512 vs 48
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2713 vs 1590
PassMark - G2D Mark	488 vs 377
Geekbench - OpenCL	11719 vs 7012
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4485 vs 2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4485 vs 2652

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650

735.8x better floating-point performance: 883 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
8x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 4 GB
Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1564 vs 940
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3340 vs 2158
Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1564 vs 940
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3340 vs 2158

Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance	883 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1564 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3340 vs 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1564 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3340 vs 2158

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 550
GPU 2: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2713

1590

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

488

377

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

11719

7012

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4485

2652

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

940

1564

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2158

3340

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4485

2652

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

940

1564

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2158

3340

Name	AMD Radeon RX 550	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
PassMark - G3D Mark	2713	1590
PassMark - G2D Mark	488	377
Geekbench - OpenCL	11719	7012
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	33.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1037.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	52.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	140.911
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4485	2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	940	1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2158	3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4485	2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	940	1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2158	3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1200

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 550	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	Generation 9.5
Code name	Lexa	Kaby Lake GT3e
Design	Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	18 April 2017	3 January 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$79
Place in performance rating	850	851
Price now	$75
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Value for money (0-100)	59.51
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1183 MHz	1150 MHz
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	300 MHz
Floating-point performance	1.2 TFLOPs	883 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Pipelines	512	48
Texture fill rate	37.86 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	15 Watt
Transistor count	2,200 million	189 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x1
Length	145 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	32 GB
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4
Shared memory		1
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
Quick Sync