Intel Iris Graphics 540 vs ATI FirePro V4800

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 540 and ATI FirePro V4800 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 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
  • 4.6x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 69 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1258 vs 1204
  • 3.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6284 vs 1670
  • Around 53% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2308 vs 1512
  • Around 53% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2308 vs 1512
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 26 April 2010
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 69 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1258 vs 1204
Geekbench - OpenCL 6284 vs 1670
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2308 vs 1512
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2308 vs 1512

Reasons to consider the ATI FirePro V4800

  • 2.6x more core clock speed: 775 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 8.3x more pipelines: 400 vs 48
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 64 MB
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 456 vs 323
  • Around 79% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2211 vs 1237
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3326 vs 3158
  • Around 79% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2211 vs 1237
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3326 vs 3158
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 775 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 400 vs 48
Maximum memory size 1 GB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 456 vs 323
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2211 vs 1237
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3326 vs 3158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2211 vs 1237
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3326 vs 3158

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 540
GPU 2: ATI FirePro V4800

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1258
1204
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
323
456
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6284
1670
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2308
1512
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1237
2211
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3158
3326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2308
1512
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1237
2211
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3158
3326
Name Intel Iris Graphics 540 ATI FirePro V4800
PassMark - G3D Mark 1258 1204
PassMark - G2D Mark 323 456
Geekbench - OpenCL 6284 1670
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2308 1512
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1237 2211
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3158 3326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2308 1512
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1237 2211
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3158 3326
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 321.782
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.529
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 14.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 56.777

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Graphics 540 ATI FirePro V4800

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 TeraScale 2
Code name Skylake GT3e Redwood
Launch date 1 September 2015 26 April 2010
Place in performance rating 1057 1092
Type Laptop Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $189

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 775 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 48 400
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 69 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 627 million
Floating-point performance 620.0 gflops
Texture fill rate 15.5 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.4

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 1 GB
Memory type eDRAM GDDR5
Shared memory 1
Memory bandwidth 57.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz

Technologies

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