Intel Iris Graphics 540 vs AMD Radeon HD 7450A

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 540 and AMD Radeon HD 7450A 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 - 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.

Intel Iris Graphics 540

AMD Radeon HD 7450A

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 540

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
4.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1258 vs 288
9.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6284 vs 668
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1237 vs 902
Around 98% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3158 vs 1592
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1237 vs 902
Around 98% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3158 vs 1592

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 5 January 2012
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1258 vs 288
Geekbench - OpenCL	6284 vs 668
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1237 vs 902
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3158 vs 1592
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1237 vs 902
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3158 vs 1592

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7450A

2.1x more core clock speed: 625 MHz vs 300 MHz
3.3x more pipelines: 160 vs 48
8x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 64 MB
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 385 vs 323

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	625 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	160 vs 48
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	385 vs 323

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 540
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7450A

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1258

288

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

323

385

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6284

668

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1237

902

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3158

1592

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1237

902

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3158

1592

Name	Intel Iris Graphics 540	AMD Radeon HD 7450A
PassMark - G3D Mark	1258	288
PassMark - G2D Mark	323	385
Geekbench - OpenCL	6284	668
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2308
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1237	902
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3158	1592
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2308
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1237	902
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3158	1592
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Graphics 540	AMD Radeon HD 7450A
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Skylake GT3e	Caicos
Launch date	1 September 2015	5 January 2012
Place in performance rating	1057	1078
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	625 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	48	160
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	370 million
Floating-point performance		200.0 gflops
Texture fill rate		5 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	MXM-A (3.0)
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	512 MB
Memory type	eDRAM	GDDR3
Shared memory	1
Memory bandwidth		12.8 GB / s
Memory bus width		64 Bit
Memory clock speed		1600 MHz
Technologies
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