Iris Plus Graphics vs Radeon HD 6490M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6490M with Iris Plus Graphics, including specs and performance data.

HD 6490M
2011, $1,193
512 MB GDDR5
0.90

Plus Graphics outperforms HD 6490M by a whopping 374% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1186720
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiencyno data21.92
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameSeymourIce Lake GT2
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2011 (15 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$1,193.03 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

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 cores160512
Core clock speed800 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistors370 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rate6.40032.00
Floating-point processing power0.256 TFLOPS1.024 TFLOPS
ROPs48
TMUs832
L1 Cache16 KBno data
L2 Cache128 KBno data

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x1
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed800 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.2no data
VulkanN/A-

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

HD 6490M 0.90
Iris Plus Graphics 4.27
+374%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

HD 6490M 377
Samples: 16
Iris Plus Graphics 1782
+373%
Samples: 4592

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 HD19
−374%
90−95
+374%

Cost per frame, $

1080p62.79no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Fortnite 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Valorant 30−33
−367%
140−150
+367%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
−335%
100−105
+335%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Dota 2 14−16
−364%
65−70
+364%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Fortnite 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Valorant 30−33
−367%
140−150
+367%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Dota 2 14−16
−364%
65−70
+364%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Valorant 30−33
−367%
140−150
+367%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−364%
65−70
+364%
Valorant 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%

This is how HD 6490M and Iris Plus Graphics compete in popular games:

  • Iris Plus Graphics is 374% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.90 4.27
Chip lithography 40 nm 10 nm

Iris Plus Graphics has a 374% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Plus Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6490M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6490M is a notebook graphics card while Iris Plus Graphics is a desktop one.

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Community ratings

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