Intel Iris Graphics 550 vs ATI Radeon Xpress 1250

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 550 and ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 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).

Intel Iris Graphics 550

ATI Radeon Xpress 1250

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 550

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2.8x more boost clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 400 MHz
12x more pipelines: 48 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 80 nm
33.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1432 vs 43
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 305 vs 197

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 30 August 2006
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz vs 400 MHz
Pipelines	48 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 80 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1432 vs 43
PassMark - G2D Mark	305 vs 197

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 550
GPU 2: ATI Radeon Xpress 1250

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1432

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

305

197

Name	Intel Iris Graphics 550	ATI Radeon Xpress 1250
PassMark - G3D Mark	1432	43
PassMark - G2D Mark	305	197
Geekbench - OpenCL	7182
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2675
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2675
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1290
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3157
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3157

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Graphics 550	ATI Radeon Xpress 1250
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0
Code name	Skylake GT3e
Launch date	1 September 2015	30 August 2006
Place in performance rating	953	891
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	400 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	48	4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Transistor count	189 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL	4.6
Memory
Memory type	eDRAM
Shared memory	1	1
Technologies
Quick Sync