Iris Plus Graphics vs Radeon R9 M390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M390 with Iris Plus Graphics, including specs and performance data.

R9 M390
2015
2 GB GDDR5
9.29
+106%

R9 M390 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics by a whopping 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking468657
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data21.63
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code namePitcairnIce Lake GT2
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date9 June 2015 (9 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 cores1024512
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistors5000 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data32.00
Floating-point processing powerno data1.024 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data32

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listedno data
Mantle+-

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 HD44
+110%
21−24
−110%
4K21
+110%
10−12
−110%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Valorant 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Dota 2 22
+120%
10−11
−120%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+117%
18−20
−117%
Fortnite 55−60
+107%
27−30
−107%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Grand Theft Auto V 34
+113%
16−18
−113%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+114%
35−40
−114%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
+106%
16−18
−106%
Valorant 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
World of Tanks 140−150
+115%
65−70
−115%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Dota 2 30−35
+113%
16−18
−113%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+117%
18−20
−117%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+114%
35−40
−114%
Valorant 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
World of Tanks 65−70
+130%
30−33
−130%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Valorant 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Dota 2 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Dota 2 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Fortnite 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Valorant 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%

This is how R9 M390 and Iris Plus Graphics compete in popular games:

  • R9 M390 is 110% faster in 1080p
  • R9 M390 is 110% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.29 4.52
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm

R9 M390 has a 105.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Plus Graphics, on the other hand, has a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R9 M390 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M390 is a notebook card while Iris Plus Graphics is a desktop one.

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