Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 vs ATI Radeon HD 4850

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 and ATI Radeon HD 4850 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 Plus Graphics 650

ATI Radeon HD 4850

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 55 nm
7.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 110 Watt
64x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 512 MB
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1590 vs 932
4.7x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 377 vs 81

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 January 2017 vs 25 June 2008
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 55 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 110 Watt
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1590 vs 932
PassMark - G2D Mark	377 vs 81

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 4850

2.1x more core clock speed: 625 MHz vs 300 MHz
16.7x more pipelines: 800 vs 48
Around 13% better floating-point performance: 1,000.0 gflops vs 883 gflops

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	625 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	800 vs 48
Floating-point performance	1,000.0 gflops vs 883 gflops
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3344 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3344 vs 3340

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 4850

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1590

932

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

377

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

3344

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

3344

Name	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650	ATI Radeon HD 4850
PassMark - G3D Mark	1590	932
PassMark - G2D Mark	377	81
Geekbench - OpenCL	7012
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1564
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3340	3344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3340	3344

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650	ATI Radeon HD 4850
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.5	TeraScale
Code name	Kaby Lake GT3e	RV770
Launch date	3 January 2017	25 June 2008
Place in performance rating	851	1272
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$199
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	625 MHz
Floating-point performance	883 gflops	1,000.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	48	800
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	110 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	956 million
Texture fill rate		25 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		246 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	10.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4	GDDR3
Shared memory	1
Memory bandwidth		63.6 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1986 MHz
Technologies
Quick Sync