Iris Plus Graphics vs Radeon HD 8550M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8550M with Iris Plus Graphics, including specs and performance data.

HD 8550M
2014
1 GB DDR3
1.35

Plus Graphics outperforms HD 8550M by a whopping 217% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1053718
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data21.94
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameSunIce Lake GT2
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 July 2014 (11 years ago)no data

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 cores320512
Core clock speed650 MHzno data
Boost clock speed850 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors690 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rate17.0032.00
Floating-point processing power0.544 TFLOPS1.024 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs2032
L1 Cache80 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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 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 typeDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed900 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth14.4 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.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Fortnite 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−200%
30−33
+200%
Valorant 30−35
−194%
100−105
+194%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−206%
95−100
+206%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Dota 2 16−18
−194%
50−55
+194%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Fortnite 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−200%
30−33
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
Valorant 30−35
−194%
100−105
+194%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Dota 2 16−18
−194%
50−55
+194%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−200%
30−33
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
Valorant 30−35
−194%
100−105
+194%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
−200%
27−30
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Valorant 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Valorant 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.35 4.28
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm

Iris Plus Graphics has a 217% higher aggregate performance score, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Plus Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8550M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8550M is a notebook graphics card while Iris Plus Graphics is a desktop one.

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