Iris Plus Graphics vs Radeon RX 550 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 550 Mobile with Iris Plus Graphics, including specs and performance data.

RX 550 Mobile
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
6.99
+48.4%

RX 550 Mobile outperforms Iris Plus Graphics by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking560652
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.47no data
Power efficiency9.6221.62
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameLexaIce Lake GT2
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date2 July 2017 (7 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$79.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores640512
Core clock speed1100 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1287 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate51.4832.00
Floating-point processing power1.647 TFLOPS1.024 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4032

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
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth96 GB/sno data
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 outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.0no 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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD15
+50%
10−12
−50%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.33no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12
+50%
8−9
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 28
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 5 13
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Valorant 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Counter-Strike 2 4
+100%
2−3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Dota 2 27
+50%
18−20
−50%
Far Cry 5 29
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Fortnite 40−45
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%
Forza Horizon 4 24
+50%
16−18
−50%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Grand Theft Auto V 18
+50%
12−14
−50%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+62.9%
35−40
−62.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Valorant 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
World of Tanks 100−110
+54.3%
70−75
−54.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Dota 2 43
+59.3%
27−30
−59.3%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+72.2%
18−20
−72.2%
Forza Horizon 4 16
+60%
10−11
−60%
Forza Horizon 5 8
+60%
5−6
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+62.9%
35−40
−62.9%
Valorant 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
World of Tanks 50−55
+66.7%
30−33
−66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Valorant 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Dota 2 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Fortnite 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Valorant 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

This is how RX 550 Mobile and Iris Plus Graphics compete in popular games:

  • RX 550 Mobile is 50% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.99 4.71
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 15 Watt

RX 550 Mobile has a 48.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Plus Graphics, on the other hand, has a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 550 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 550 Mobile is a notebook card while Iris Plus Graphics is a desktop one.


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