Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 vs AMD Radeon RX 550

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 and AMD Radeon RX 550 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 RX 550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1780 vs 940
Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1780 vs 940
Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2992 vs 2158
Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2992 vs 2158

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 July 2019 vs 18 April 2017
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1780 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1780 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2992 vs 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2992 vs 2158

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 550

3.7x more core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 3% higher boost clock speed: 1183 MHz vs 1150 MHz
10.7x more pipelines: 512 vs 48
Around 83% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11719 vs 6387
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 488 vs 389
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2713 vs 1727
Around 61% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 2792
Around 61% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 2792

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1100 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1183 MHz vs 1150 MHz
Pipelines	512 vs 48
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	11719 vs 6387
PassMark - G2D Mark	488 vs 389
PassMark - G3D Mark	2713 vs 1727
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4485 vs 2792
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4485 vs 2792

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 550

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6387

11719

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

389

488

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1727

2713

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1780

940

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1780

940

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2992

2158

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2992

2158

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2792

4485

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2792

4485

Name	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645	AMD Radeon RX 550
Geekbench - OpenCL	6387	11719
PassMark - G2D Mark	389	488
PassMark - G3D Mark	1727	2713
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1780	940
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1780	940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2992	2158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2992	2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2792	4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2792	4485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		33.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1037.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		3.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		52.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		140.911
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		1200

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645	AMD Radeon RX 550
Essentials
Architecture	Intel Gen. 9.5 (Coffee Lake)	GCN 4.0
Code name	Kaby Lake GT3e	Lexa
Launch date	10 July 2019	18 April 2017
Place in performance rating	814	850
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Design		Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation		4th Gen
Launch price (MSRP)		$79
Price now		$75
Value for money (0-100)		59.51
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	1183 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1100 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Pipelines	48	512
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	50 Watt
Floating-point performance		1.2 TFLOPs
Texture fill rate		37.86 GTexel / s
Transistor count		2,200 million
Video outputs and ports
DisplayPort support
eDP 1.2 signal support	Yes
HDMI
Display Connectors		1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Dual-link DVI support
VGA
API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL		2.0
OpenGL		4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Memory type	DDR3/DDR4	GDDR5
Shared memory	Yes
Maximum RAM amount		4 GB
Memory bandwidth		112 GB/s
Memory bus width		128 bit
Memory clock speed		7000 MHz
Technologies
H265/HEVC Decode
Quick Sync
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x8
Length		145 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)		400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors		None