Radeon RX 9070 vs Iris Graphics 540

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Graphics 540 with Radeon RX 9070, including specs and performance data.

Iris Graphics 540
2015
15 Watt
3.15

RX 9070 outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by a whopping 1855% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking76436
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data61.67
Power efficiency14.8519.80
ArchitectureGeneration 9.0 (2015−2016)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameSkylake GT3eNavi 48
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)6 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores3843584
Core clock speed300 MHz1330 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors189 million53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm+5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate48.00564.5
Floating-point processing power0.768 TFLOPS36.13 TFLOPS
ROPs6128
TMUs48224
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

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).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared16 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2518 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data644.6 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI-+

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 compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.2
Vulkan1.31.3
DLSS-+

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.

Iris Graphics 540 3.15
RX 9070 61.59
+1855%

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 540 1261
RX 9070 24623
+1853%

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 HD24
−738%
201
+738%
1440p6−7
−1933%
122
+1933%
4K3−4
−2433%
76
+2433%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.73
1440pno data4.50
4Kno data7.22

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−3222%
290−300
+3222%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−2333%
140−150
+2333%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−3671%
264
+3671%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−1409%
160−170
+1409%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−3222%
290−300
+3222%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−2333%
140−150
+2333%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−3563%
293
+3563%
Fortnite 16−18
−1613%
270−280
+1613%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1433%
230−240
+1433%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−2800%
170−180
+2800%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−3200%
231
+3200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1157%
170−180
+1157%
Valorant 45−50
−594%
300−350
+594%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−1409%
160−170
+1409%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−3222%
290−300
+3222%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55−60
−388%
270−280
+388%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−2333%
140−150
+2333%
Dota 2 29
−1797%
550−600
+1797%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−3450%
284
+3450%
Fortnite 16−18
−1613%
270−280
+1613%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1433%
230−240
+1433%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−2800%
170−180
+2800%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
−1700%
160−170
+1700%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−2471%
180
+2471%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−2880%
140−150
+2880%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1157%
170−180
+1157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−4330%
443
+4330%
Valorant 45−50
−594%
300−350
+594%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−1409%
160−170
+1409%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−2333%
140−150
+2333%
Dota 2 27
−1752%
500−550
+1752%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−3263%
269
+3263%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1433%
230−240
+1433%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−1800%
133
+1800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1157%
170−180
+1157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−2400%
250
+2400%
Valorant 45−50
−594%
300−350
+594%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
−1613%
270−280
+1613%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−5733%
170−180
+5733%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
−1809%
400−450
+1809%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−6150%
120−130
+6150%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−9600%
95−100
+9600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−695%
170−180
+695%
Valorant 30−33
−1167%
350−400
+1167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3950%
80−85
+3950%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−2950%
244
+2950%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−2657%
190−200
+2657%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
−3400%
105
+3400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−3720%
191
+3720%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7
−2417%
150−160
+2417%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−794%
140−150
+794%
Valorant 14−16
−2053%
300−350
+2053%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3800%
35−40
+3800%
Dota 2 9−10
−1789%
170−180
+1789%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−2580%
134
+2580%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−4667%
140−150
+4667%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−2300%
95−100
+2300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−1875%
75−80
+1875%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 166
+0%
166
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 61
+0%
61
+0%

This is how Iris Graphics 540 and RX 9070 compete in popular games:

  • RX 9070 is 738% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9070 is 1933% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9070 is 2433% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 9070 is 9600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 9070 is ahead in 55 tests (87%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.15 61.59
Recency 1 September 2015 6 March 2025
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 220 Watt

Iris Graphics 540 has 1366.7% lower power consumption.

RX 9070, on the other hand, has a 1855.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Graphics 540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Graphics 540 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 9070 is a desktop one.

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