Intel Iris Graphics 550 vs AMD FirePro W4100
Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 550 and AMD FirePro W4100 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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 550
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
- Around 30% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7182 vs 5519
- Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2675 vs 1951
- Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2675 vs 1951
- Around 95% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3157 vs 1620
- Around 95% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3157 vs 1620
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 1 September 2015 vs 13 August 2014 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 50 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 7182 vs 5519 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2675 vs 1951 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2675 vs 1951 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3157 vs 1620 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3157 vs 1620 |
Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W4100
- 2.1x more core clock speed: 630 MHz vs 300 MHz
- 10.7x more pipelines: 512 vs 48
- Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1529 vs 1432
- Around 58% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 481 vs 305
- 2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3399 vs 1290
- 2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3399 vs 1290
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Core clock speed | 630 MHz vs 300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 512 vs 48 |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 1529 vs 1432 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 481 vs 305 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3399 vs 1290 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3399 vs 1290 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 550
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W4100
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| Name | Intel Iris Graphics 550 | AMD FirePro W4100 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 1432 | 1529 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 305 | 481 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 7182 | 5519 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2675 | 1951 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2675 | 1951 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1290 | 3399 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1290 | 3399 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3157 | 1620 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3157 | 1620 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 15.65 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 538.848 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.63 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 31.533 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 75.309 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Intel Iris Graphics 550 | AMD FirePro W4100 | |
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| Architecture | Generation 9.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Code name | Skylake GT3e | Cape Verde |
| Launch date | 1 September 2015 | 13 August 2014 |
| Place in performance rating | 953 | 954 |
| Type | Laptop | Workstation |
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| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 630 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Pipelines | 48 | 512 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Transistor count | 189 million | 1,500 million |
| Floating-point performance | 645.1 gflops | |
| Texture fill rate | 20.16 GTexel / s | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | No outputs | 4x mini-DisplayPort |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x1 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | |
| Form factor | Low Profile / Half Length | |
| Length | 171 mm | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12.0 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Memory |
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| Memory type | eDRAM | GDDR5 |
| Shared memory | 1 | 0 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB / s | |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | |
| Memory clock speed | 4000 MHz | |
Technologies |
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