Intel Iris Graphics 540 vs AMD Radeon R5 230

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 540 and AMD Radeon R5 230 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 R5 230

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 540

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 19 Watt
5.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1258 vs 222
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 323 vs 255
Around 52% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6284 vs 4127
5.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2308 vs 439
Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1237 vs 992
Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3158 vs 2480
5.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2308 vs 439
Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1237 vs 992
Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3158 vs 2480

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 3 April 2014
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 19 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1258 vs 222
PassMark - G2D Mark	323 vs 255
Geekbench - OpenCL	6284 vs 4127
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2308 vs 439
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1237 vs 992
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3158 vs 2480
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2308 vs 439
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1237 vs 992
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3158 vs 2480

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 230

3.3x more pipelines: 160 vs 48
64x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 64 MB

Pipelines	160 vs 48
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 64 MB

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 540
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R5 230

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1258

222

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

323

255

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6284

4127

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2308

439

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1237

992

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3158

2480

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2308

439

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1237

992

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3158

2480

Name	Intel Iris Graphics 540	AMD Radeon R5 230
PassMark - G3D Mark	1258	222
PassMark - G2D Mark	323	255
Geekbench - OpenCL	6284	4127
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2308	439
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1237	992
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3158	2480
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2308	439
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1237	992
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3158	2480
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Graphics 540	AMD Radeon R5 230
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Skylake GT3e	Caicos
Launch date	1 September 2015	3 April 2014
Place in performance rating	1057	1313
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R5 200 Series
Price now		$50
Value for money (0-100)		6.10
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	48	160
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	19 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x16
Bus support		PCIe 1.0 x4
Length		168 mm
Supplementary power connectors		N / A
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	11
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	4 GB
Memory type	eDRAM	DDR3
Shared memory	1
Memory bandwidth		10.67 GB / s
Memory bus width		64 Bit
Technologies
Quick Sync
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
PowerPlay