ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 vs Iris Plus Graphics 640
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Iris Plus Graphics 640 and Mobility Radeon HD 5850, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Plus Graphics 640 outperforms Mobility HD 5850 by a whopping 104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 761 | 966 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 18.19 | 4.45 |
| Architecture | Generation 9.5 (2016−2020) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Kaby Lake GT3e | Broadway |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 January 2017 (8 years ago) | 7 January 2010 (15 years 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 | 800 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | 1,040 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm++ | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 52.80 | 20.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8448 TFLOPS | 0.8 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 6 | 16 |
| TMUs | 48 | 40 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 80 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
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 | DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 64 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
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 | No outputs |
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) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
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:
| 900p | 35−40
+84.2%
| 19
−84.2%
|
| Full HD | 21
−19%
| 25
+19%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
| Fortnite | 20−22
+186%
|
7−8
−186%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+70%
|
10−11
−70%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+36.4%
|
10−12
−36.4%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+37.8%
|
35−40
−37.8%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 65−70
+75.7%
|
35−40
−75.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Dota 2 | 29
+45%
|
20−22
−45%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
| Fortnite | 20−22
+186%
|
7−8
−186%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+70%
|
10−11
−70%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 6
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+36.4%
|
10−12
−36.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+37.8%
|
35−40
−37.8%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Dota 2 | 21
+5%
|
20−22
−5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+70%
|
10−11
−70%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+36.4%
|
10−12
−36.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+37.8%
|
35−40
−37.8%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 20−22
+186%
|
7−8
−186%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
+125%
|
12−14
−125%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+70.6%
|
16−18
−70.6%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+236%
|
10−12
−236%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
+100%
|
9−10
−100%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
This is how Iris Plus Graphics 640 and ATI Mobility HD 5850 compete in popular games:
- Iris Plus Graphics 640 is 84% faster in 900p
- ATI Mobility HD 5850 is 19% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics 640 is 600% faster.
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 5850 is 100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Iris Plus Graphics 640 performs better in 52 tests (98%)
- ATI Mobility HD 5850 performs better in 1 test (2%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.37 | 1.65 |
| Recency | 3 January 2017 | 7 January 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 30 Watt |
Iris Plus Graphics 640 has a 104.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
The Iris Plus Graphics 640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in performance tests.
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