Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition vs Iris Plus Graphics
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 697 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 21.74 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 11.0 (2019−2021) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Ice Lake GT2 | Pitcairn |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | no data | 23 November 2014 (10 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 | 512 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 850 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 975 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 32.00 | 62.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.024 TFLOPS | 1.997 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 | 64 |
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 | PCIe 3.0 x1 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Width | IGP | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1365 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 174.7 GB/s |
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 80 Watt |
Iris Plus Graphics has a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Iris Plus Graphics and Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Iris Plus Graphics is a desktop graphics card while Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition is a notebook one.
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