Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 vs AMD Radeon R7 350

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 and AMD Radeon R7 350 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, 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), 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 Plus Graphics 640

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 3.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 55 Watt
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 36.485 vs 25.507
  • Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2306 vs 2072
  • Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2306 vs 2072
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 January 2017 vs 6 July 2016
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 55 Watt
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.485 vs 25.507
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2306 vs 2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2306 vs 2072

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 350

  • 2.7x more core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 10.7x more pipelines: 512 vs 48
  • Around 20% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7742 vs 6440
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 647.813 vs 246.614
  • Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.719 vs 1.888
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 44.6 vs 21.014
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 109.558 vs 42.981
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3122 vs 1514
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3333
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3122 vs 1514
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3333
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 800 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 512 vs 48
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 7742 vs 6440
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 647.813 vs 246.614
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.719 vs 1.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 44.6 vs 21.014
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 109.558 vs 42.981
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3122 vs 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3333
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3122 vs 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3333

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 350

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6440
7742
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
36.485
25.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
246.614
647.813
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.888
2.719
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21.014
44.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
42.981
109.558
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2306
2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1514
3122
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3333
3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2306
2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1514
3122
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3333
3358
Name Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 AMD Radeon R7 350
PassMark - G3D Mark 1347
PassMark - G2D Mark 340
Geekbench - OpenCL 6440 7742
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.485 25.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 246.614 647.813
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.888 2.719
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.014 44.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 42.981 109.558
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2306 2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1514 3122
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3333 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2306 2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1514 3122
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3333 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 720

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 AMD Radeon R7 350

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 GCN 1.0
Code name Kaby Lake GT3e Cape Verde
Launch date 3 January 2017 6 July 2016
Place in performance rating 1159 1099
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1100 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 48 512
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 1,500 million
Floating-point performance 819.2 gflops
Texture fill rate 25.6 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

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

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 2 GB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4 GDDR5
Shared memory 1
Memory bandwidth 72 GB / s
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz

Technologies

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