Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) vs Radeon R9 M270
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 688 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 15.47 |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) |
| GPU code name | no data | Ice Lake G7 Gen. 11 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 April 2014 (12 years ago) | 28 May 2019 (7 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 | 640 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1500 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 12-25 Watt |
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).
| Laptop size | large | 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 | GDDR5 | DDR4 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 11_1) | 12_1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2014 | 28 May 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 M270 and Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU). We've got no test results to judge.
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