Radeon R9 370X vs Iris Pro Graphics 5200
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 764 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 7.11 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 7.5 (2013) | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) |
| GPU code name | Haswell GT3e | Trinidad |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 May 2013 (11 years ago) | 27 August 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
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 | 320 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 980 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1030 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 180 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 48.00 | 82.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.768 TFLOPS | 2.637 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 40 | 80 |
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 | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 221 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 6-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 + 128 MB eDRAM | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System shared | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 179.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
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 | Portable Device Dependent | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x 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 compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 May 2013 | 27 August 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 180 Watt |
Iris Pro Graphics 5200 has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.
R9 370X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.
We couldn't decide between Iris Pro Graphics 5200 and Radeon R9 370X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is a notebook card while Radeon R9 370X is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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