Intel Iris Graphics 550 vs AMD Radeon R9 M275

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Combined performance score

R9 M275
2.87

Iris Graphics 550 outperforms Radeon R9 M275 by 25% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking746676
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.12no data
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Gen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016)
GPU code nameVenusSkylake GT3e
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 August 2014 (9 years old)1 September 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$799.99 no data
Current price$912 (1.1x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores64048
Core clock speed925 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz1100 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rate37.0052.80
Floating-point performance1,184 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M275 and Iris Graphics 550 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x1

Memory

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 typeGDDR5eDRAM
Maximum RAM amount4 GB64 MB
Memory bus width128 BiteDRAM + 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed4500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth64 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.97

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

R9 M275 2.87
Iris Graphics 550 3.58
+24.7%

Iris Graphics 550 outperforms Radeon R9 M275 by 25% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R9 M275 1114
Iris Graphics 550 1429
+28.3%

Iris Graphics 550 outperforms Radeon R9 M275 by 28% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 M275 3261
+28.7%
Iris Graphics 550 2534

Radeon R9 M275 outperforms Iris Graphics 550 by 29% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 M275 1885
+14.4%
Iris Graphics 550 1648

Radeon R9 M275 outperforms Iris Graphics 550 by 14% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 M275 11459
Iris Graphics 550 12986
+13.3%

Iris Graphics 550 outperforms Radeon R9 M275 by 13% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

R9 M275 145646
+0.6%
Iris Graphics 550 144742

Radeon R9 M275 outperforms Iris Graphics 550 by 1% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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
+26.3%
19
−26.3%
1440p21−24
−33.3%
28
+33.3%
4K40−45
−25%
50
+25%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Hitman 3 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−33.3%
8
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Hitman 3 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−14.3%
8
+14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how R9 M275 and Iris Graphics 550 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • R9 M275 is 26.3% faster than Iris Graphics 550

1440p resolution:

  • Iris Graphics 550 is 33.3% faster than R9 M275

4K resolution:

  • Iris Graphics 550 is 25% faster than R9 M275

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M275 is 33.3% faster than the Iris Graphics 550.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Graphics 550 is 200% faster than the R9 M275.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M275 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • Iris Graphics 550 is ahead in 44 tests (83%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (15%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.87 3.58
Recency 1 August 2014 1 September 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

The Iris Graphics 550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M275 in performance tests.


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