Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 vs AMD Radeon R9 270

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 and AMD Radeon R9 270 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, API support, Memory, Technologies, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645

AMD Radeon R9 270

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 24% higher boost clock speed: 1150 MHz vs 925 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
10x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 150 Watt

Launch date	10 July 2019 vs 13 November 2013
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz vs 925 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 150 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 270

26.7x more pipelines: 1280 vs 48
11.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 74175 vs 6390
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 567 vs 389
2.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4306 vs 1727
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3699 vs 1780
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3699 vs 1780
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3347 vs 2992
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3347 vs 2992
Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3448 vs 2792
Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3448 vs 2792

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	1280 vs 48
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	74175 vs 6390
PassMark - G2D Mark	567 vs 389
PassMark - G3D Mark	4306 vs 1727
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3699 vs 1780
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3699 vs 1780
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3347 vs 2992
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3347 vs 2992
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3448 vs 2792
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3448 vs 2792

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 270

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6390

74175

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

389

567

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1727

4306

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1780

3699

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1780

3699

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2992

3347

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2992

3347

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2792

3448

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2792

3448

Name	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645	AMD Radeon R9 270
Geekbench - OpenCL	6390	74175
PassMark - G2D Mark	389	567
PassMark - G3D Mark	1727	4306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1780	3699
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1780	3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2992	3347
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2992	3347
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2792	3448
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2792	3448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		55.721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1282.039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		5.927
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		93.116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		261.843
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		1603

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645	AMD Radeon R9 270
Essentials
Architecture	Intel Gen. 9.5 (Coffee Lake)	GCN 1.0
Code name	Kaby Lake GT3e	Curacao
Launch date	10 July 2019	13 November 2013
Place in performance rating	813	509
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$179
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	925 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	48	1280
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	150 Watt
Floating-point performance		2,368 gflops
Stream Processors		1280
Texture fill rate		74 GTexel / s
Transistor count		2,800 million
Video outputs and ports
DisplayPort support
eDP 1.2 signal support	Yes
HDMI
Display Connectors		2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
VGA
API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL		4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Memory type	DDR3/DDR4	GDDR5
Shared memory	Yes
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Memory bandwidth		179.2 GB/s
Memory bus width		256 Bit
Technologies
H265/HEVC Decode
Quick Sync
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Length		210 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin