Radeon Pro 5600M vs Iris Graphics 5100

Place in the ranking	907	236
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	4.46	33.13
Architecture	Generation 7.5 (2013)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Haswell GT3	Navi 12
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	27 May 2013 (11 years ago)	15 June 2020 (4 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	320	2560
Core clock speed	200 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1030 MHz
Number of transistors	1,300 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	44.00	164.8
Floating-point processing power	0.704 TFLOPS	5.274 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	64
TMUs	40	160

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	no data	medium sized
Interface	Ring Bus	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	System Shared	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	8 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	770 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	394.2 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

Portable Device Dependent

No outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Iris Graphics 5100 1.94

Pro 5600M 24.02
+1138%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Iris Graphics 5100 746

Pro 5600M 9232
+1138%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	12 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
4K	6 −1067%	70−75 +1067%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −450%	40−45 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −880%	45−50 +880%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1750%	70−75 +1750%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −450%	40−45 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −880%	45−50 +880%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −855%	100−110 +855%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −3050%	60−65 +3050%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −563%	50−55 +563%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1750%	70−75 +1750%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −450%	40−45 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −880%	45−50 +880%
Dota 2	6 −1283%	80−85 +1283%
Far Cry 5	14 −436%	75−80 +436%
Fortnite	10−11 −1120%	120−130 +1120%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −855%	100−110 +855%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −1975%	80−85 +1975%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −3050%	60−65 +3050%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −705%	150−160 +705%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −563%	50−55 +563%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5 −1440%	75−80 +1440%
World of Tanks	31 −719%	250−260 +719%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1750%	70−75 +1750%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −450%	40−45 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −880%	45−50 +880%
Dota 2	17 −388%	80−85 +388%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −477%	75−80 +477%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −855%	100−110 +855%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −705%	150−160 +705%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	0−1	40−45
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −1246%	170−180 +1246%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −2100%	21−24 +2100%
World of Tanks	12−14 −1233%	160−170 +1233%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	45−50
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −567%	20−22 +567%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1050%	65−70 +1050%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −1800%	35−40 +1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%
Valorant	8−9 −700%	60−65 +700%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −156%	40−45 +156%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −173%	40−45 +173%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −1360%	70−75 +1360%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −173%	40−45 +173%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −2400%	24−27 +2400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Dota 2	6 −583%	40−45 +583%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −3100%	30−35 +3100%
Fortnite	0−1	30−33
Valorant	2−3 −1450%	30−35 +1450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

This is how Iris Graphics 5100 and Pro 5600M compete in popular games:

Pro 5600M is 1067% faster in 1080p
Pro 5600M is 1067% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Far Cry 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 5600M is 3100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro 5600M is ahead in 46 tests (75%)
there's a draw in 15 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.94	24.02
Recency	27 May 2013	15 June 2020
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	50 Watt

Iris Graphics 5100 has 66.7% lower power consumption.

Pro 5600M, on the other hand, has a 1138.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 5600M is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Graphics 5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Graphics 5100 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro 5600M is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.