Radeon RX 5900 XT vs Iris Graphics 550
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 773 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 17.60 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 9.0 (2015−2016) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Skylake GT3e | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 September 2015 (10 years ago) | no data |
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 | 4352 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1735 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | 21,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm+ | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 48.00 | 471.9 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.768 TFLOPS | 15.1 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 6 | 96 |
| TMUs | 48 | 272 |
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 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 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 type | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 672.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 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 support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 300 Watt |
Iris Graphics 550 has 1900% lower power consumption.
RX 5900 XT, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Iris Graphics 550 and Radeon RX 5900 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Iris Graphics 550 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 5900 XT is a desktop one.
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