Intel Iris Graphics 540 vs AMD Radeon R9 M275X

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 540 and AMD Radeon R9 M275X 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 540

• Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
• Around 14% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 925 MHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
• Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1237 vs 1228
• Around 85% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3158 vs 1705
• Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1237 vs 1228
• Around 85% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3158 vs 1705

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M275X

• 3x more core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 300 MHz
• 13.3x more pipelines: 640 vs 48
• 64x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 64 MB
• Around 35% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1700 vs 1262
• Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 362 vs 319
• Around 75% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11041 vs 6296
• Around 41% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3265 vs 2308
• Around 41% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3265 vs 2308

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 540
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M275X

PassMark - G3D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	1262 1700
PassMark - G2D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	319 362
Geekbench - OpenCL	GPU 1 GPU 2	6296 11041
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	2308 3265
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	1237 1228
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3158 1705
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	2308 3265
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	1237 1228
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3158 1705

Compare specifications (specs)