Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) vs Iris Graphics 550

Place in the ranking	709	433
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	17.20	no data
Architecture	Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)	Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code name	Skylake GT3e	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year 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	384	4
Core clock speed	300 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1950 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm+	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	48.00	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.768 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	6	no data
TMUs	48	no data

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

Ring Bus

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	System Shared	no data
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	no data
Memory bus width	System Shared	no data
Memory clock speed	System Shared	no data
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 data

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 (12_1)	12_2
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-

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 550 3.70

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 10.58
+186%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Iris Graphics 550 2534

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 6726
+165%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Iris Graphics 550 1648

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 5281
+221%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Iris Graphics 550 12986

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 28417
+119%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Iris Graphics 550 144742

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 295187
+104%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Iris Graphics 550 561

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 1839
+228%

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	18 −50%	27 +50%
1440p	28 −186%	80−85 +186%
4K	50 −180%	140−150 +180%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
−167%

16−18

+167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −130%	21−24 +130%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Battlefield 5	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −214%	21−24 +214%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −210%	65−70 +210%
Hitman 3	7 −157%	18−20 +157%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −116%	50−55 +116%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −417%	30−35 +417%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −200%	27−30 +200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −129%	30−35 +129%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −51.2%	60−65 +51.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −130%	21−24 +130%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Battlefield 5	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −214%	21−24 +214%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −210%	65−70 +210%
Hitman 3	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −116%	50−55 +116%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −417%	30−35 +417%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −200%	27−30 +200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 −225%	39 +225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 −36.8%	24−27 +36.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −51.2%	60−65 +51.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −130%	21−24 +130%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −214%	21−24 +214%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −210%	65−70 +210%
Hitman 3	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −116%	50−55 +116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	15 −100%	30 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −6.7%	16 +6.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −51.2%	60−65 +51.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

−200%

27−30
+200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −217%	18−20 +217%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −200%	14−16 +200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −2050%	40−45 +2050%
Hitman 3	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −122%	20−22 +122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −182%	60−65 +182%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−129%

16−18
+129%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−125%

9−10
+125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

6−7

+0%

6−7

+0%

This is how Iris Graphics 550 and Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) compete in popular games:

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 50% faster in 1080p
Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 186% faster in 1440p
Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 180% faster in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 2050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is ahead in 58 tests (88%)
there's a draw in 8 tests (12%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.70	10.58
Recency	1 September 2015	14 December 2023
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) has a 185.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Graphics 550 in performance tests.

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