Radeon R7 240 vs Iris Graphics 6100

Place in performance ranking	834	806
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.06	0.16
Architecture	Gen. 8 Broadwell (2014−2015)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Broadwell GT3	Oland
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	5 January 2015 (9 years ago)	8 October 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$69
Current price	$854	$109 (1.6x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 240 has 167% better value for money than Iris Graphics 6100.

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 cores	48	320
Core clock speed	300 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	780 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	52.80	14.00
Floating-point performance	no data	499.2 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Iris Graphics 6100 and Radeon R7 240 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Bus support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	N/A

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 type	System Shared	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	2 GB
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	72 GB/s
Shared memory	+	no data

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 Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI	no data	+
DisplayPort support	no data	-

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration	no data	-
CrossFire	no data	1
Enduro	no data	-
FreeSync	no data	1
HD3D	no data	-
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	-
ZeroCore	no data	-
DDMA audio	no data	+
Quick Sync	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.80	no data
Mantle	no data	-

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.

Iris Graphics 6100 2.05

R7 240 2.34
+14.1%

Radeon R7 240 outperforms Iris Graphics 6100 by 14% based on our aggregated 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%

Iris Graphics 6100 897

R7 240 906
+1%

Radeon R7 240 outperforms Iris Graphics 6100 by 1% in Passmark.

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%

Iris Graphics 6100 874

R7 240 1220
+39.6%

Radeon R7 240 outperforms Iris Graphics 6100 by 40% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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

+0%

14−16

+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

+0%

5−6
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hitman 3	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hitman 3	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

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

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hitman 3	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

This is how Iris Graphics 6100 and R7 240 compete in popular games:

R7 240 is 0% faster than Iris Graphics 6100 in 1080p

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	2.05	2.34
Recency	5 January 2015	8 October 2013
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	50 Watt