Intel Iris Graphics 540 vs ATI Radeon X850 PRO
Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 540 and ATI Radeon X850 PRO 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 540
- Videocard is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 9 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 130 nm
- 17.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1260 vs 73
- 2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 318 vs 157
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 1 September 2015 vs 1 December 2004 |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 130 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 1260 vs 73 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 318 vs 157 |
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X850 PRO
- Around 69% higher core clock speed: 507 MHz vs 300 MHz
- 4x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 64 MB
Core clock speed | 507 MHz vs 300 MHz |
Maximum memory size | 256 MB vs 64 MB |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 540
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X850 PRO
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | Intel Iris Graphics 540 | ATI Radeon X850 PRO |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 1260 | 73 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 318 | 157 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 6447 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2308 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1237 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3158 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2308 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1237 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3158 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Iris Graphics 540 | ATI Radeon X850 PRO | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Generation 9.0 | R400 |
Code name | Skylake GT3e | R480 |
Launch date | 1 September 2015 | 1 December 2004 |
Place in performance rating | 1066 | 1064 |
Type | Laptop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $279 | |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | |
Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 507 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 130 nm |
Pipelines | 48 | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | |
Transistor count | 189 million | 160 million |
Texture fill rate | 6.08 GTexel / s | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 3.0 x1 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 9.0b |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.0 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 256 MB |
Memory type | eDRAM | GDDR3 |
Shared memory | 1 | |
Memory bandwidth | 33.3 GB / s | |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | |
Memory clock speed | 1040 MHz | |
Technologies |
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