Intel Iris Graphics 550
VS
AMD Radeon R9 M485X
Intel Iris Graphics 550
VS
AMD Radeon R9 M485X

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between Intel Iris Graphics 550  vs  AMD Radeon R9 M485X.

419
Place in performance rating
260
Gen. 9 Skylake
Architecture
GCN 3
Skylake GT3e
Code name
Amethyst
Laptop
Type
Laptop
1 September 2015 (6 years ago)
Release date
14 May 2016 (5 years ago)
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Price now
$2500
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Value for money
0.72
Skylake GT3e
GPU code name
Amethyst
Laptop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between Intel Iris Graphics 550  vs  AMD Radeon R9 M485X in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

384
Pipelines
2048
300 MHz
Core clock speed
723 MHz
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
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189 million
Transistor count
5,000 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
15 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
250 Watt
52.80
Texture fill rate
92.54
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Floating-point performance
2,961 gflops
48
Pipelines / CUDA cores
2048
1100 MHz
Boost clock speed
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189 million
Number of transistors
5,000 million
15 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
250 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards Intel Iris Graphics 550 and AMD Radeon R9 M485X come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x1
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
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Supplementary power connectors
None
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Laptop size
large

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between Intel Iris Graphics 550 vs AMD Radeon R9 M485X.

eDRAM
Memory type
GDDR5
64 MB
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB MB
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Memory bus width
256 Bit
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Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
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Memory bandwidth
160.0 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between Intel Iris Graphics 550 vs AMD Radeon R9 M485X.

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Display Connectors
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Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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Enduro
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Quick Sync
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API support

The confrontation between the two contenders Intel Iris Graphics 550 and AMD Radeon R9 M485X is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 (12_0)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.1.97
Vulkan
+
6.4
Shader Model
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2.1
OpenCL
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Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Intel Iris Graphics 550 and AMD Radeon R9 M485X graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the Intel Iris Graphics 550 or AMD Radeon R9 M485X good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 550
AMD Radeon R9 M485X
Death Stranding (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 550
AMD Radeon R9 M485X
F1 2020 (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 550
AMD Radeon R9 M485X
Gears Tactics (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 550
AMD Radeon R9 M485X
Doom Eternal (2020) Intel Iris Graphics 550
AMD Radeon R9 M485X
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of Intel Iris Graphics 550

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

Less power consumption (15 Watt vs 250 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (64 MB vs 8 GB MB)

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 M485X

11.76% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (2048 vs 384)

So, Intel Iris Graphics 550 or AMD Radeon R9 M485X?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon R9 M485X .

Intel Iris Graphics 550 versus AMD Radeon R9 M485X performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

4.3 Out of 7 Hitesti Score
5.0 Out of 1 Hitesti Score