Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs ATI Radeon HD 3550
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 729 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.34 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Generation 12.1 (2020−2021) |
| GPU code name | RV620 | DG1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 August 2008 (18 years ago) | 31 October 2020 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 40 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 594 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 181 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.376 | 79.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.04752 TFLOPS | 2.534 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 24 |
| TMUs | 4 | 48 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 1024 KB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 4 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR2 | LPDDR4X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 396 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.336 GB/s | 68.26 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DisplayPort | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 August 2008 | 31 October 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 25 Watt |
Iris Xe MAX Graphics has an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 450% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 3550 and Iris Xe MAX Graphics. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 3550 is a desktop graphics card while Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a notebook one.
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