Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 vs AMD Radeon R9 M370X Mac Edition

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 and AMD Radeon R9 M370X Mac Edition 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 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 38% higher boost clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 800 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 36.485 vs 25.151
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 January 2017 vs 5 May 2015
Boost clock speed 1100 MHz vs 800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.485 vs 25.151
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3333 vs 3326
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3333 vs 3326

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M370X Mac Edition

  • 2.6x more core clock speed: 775 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 13.3x more pipelines: 640 vs 48
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1542 vs 1348
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 355 vs 340
  • Around 51% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9711 vs 6431
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 516.994 vs 246.614
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.321 vs 1.888
  • Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 32.932 vs 21.014
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 111.138 vs 42.981
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2862 vs 2306
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1667 vs 1514
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2862 vs 2306
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1667 vs 1514
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 775 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 640 vs 48
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1542 vs 1348
PassMark - G2D Mark 355 vs 340
Geekbench - OpenCL 9711 vs 6431
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 516.994 vs 246.614
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.321 vs 1.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 32.932 vs 21.014
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 111.138 vs 42.981
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2862 vs 2306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1667 vs 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2862 vs 2306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1667 vs 1514

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M370X Mac Edition

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1348
1542
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
340
355
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6431
9711
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
36.485
25.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
246.614
516.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.888
2.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21.014
32.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
42.981
111.138
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2306
2862
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1514
1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3333
3326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2306
2862
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1514
1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3333
3326
Name Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 AMD Radeon R9 M370X Mac Edition
PassMark - G3D Mark 1348 1542
PassMark - G2D Mark 340 355
Geekbench - OpenCL 6431 9711
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.485 25.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 246.614 516.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.888 2.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.014 32.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 42.981 111.138
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2306 2862
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1514 1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3333 3326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2306 2862
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1514 1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3333 3326
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 720

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 AMD Radeon R9 M370X Mac Edition

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 GCN 1.0
Code name Kaby Lake GT3e Tropo
Launch date 3 January 2017 5 May 2015
Place in performance rating 1154 1007
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1100 MHz 800 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 775 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 48 640
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 1,500 million
Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops
Texture fill rate 32 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16

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

Quick Sync