Radeon RX 550 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7

Place in performance ranking	397	519
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.06
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	Lexa
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 August 2020 (3 years ago)	20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$79
Current price	no data	$121 (1.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

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	96	512
Core clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1183 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	37.86
Floating-point performance	no data	1,211 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Iris Xe Graphics G7 and Radeon RX 550 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.

Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
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	DDR4	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	4 GB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory	+	no data

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	no data	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX 12_1	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.0
Vulkan	no data	1.2.131

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +36.4%	21−24 −36.4%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +47.1%	30−35 −47.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +36.4%	21−24 −36.4%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +40%	24−27 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +44.2%	50−55 −44.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +44.4%	45−50 −44.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +51.5%	30−35 −51.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +36.4%	21−24 −36.4%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +47.1%	30−35 −47.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +36.4%	21−24 −36.4%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +40%	24−27 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +44.2%	50−55 −44.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +44.4%	45−50 −44.4%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +47.1%	30−35 −47.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +51.5%	30−35 −51.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +36.4%	21−24 −36.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +36.4%	21−24 −36.4%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +47.1%	30−35 −47.1%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +40%	24−27 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +44.2%	50−55 −44.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +36.4%	21−24 −36.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +36.4%	21−24 −36.4%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +41.2%	16−18 −41.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +50%	20−22 −50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%