Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
VS
AMD Radeon RX 5500
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
VS
AMD Radeon RX 5500

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 Plus Graphics 640  vs  AMD Radeon RX 5500.

541
Place in performance rating
152
Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
Architecture
RDNA 1.0
Kaby Lake GT3e
Code name
Navi 14
Laptop
Type
Desktop
3 January 2017 (4 years ago)
Release date
7 October 2019 (2 years ago)
$669
Price now
$853
1.45
Value for money
17.36
Kaby Lake GT3e
GPU code name
Navi 14
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640  vs  AMD Radeon RX 5500 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
1408
300 MHz
Core clock speed
no data
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
1845 MHz
189 million
Transistor count
6,400 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
7 nm
15 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
110 Watt
52.80
Texture fill rate
162.4
48
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1408
1050 MHz
Boost clock speed
1845 MHz
189 million
Number of transistors
6,400 million
15 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
110 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 and AMD Radeon RX 5500 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x1
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
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Length
180 mm
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Supplementary power connectors
1x 8-pin

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 Plus Graphics 640 vs AMD Radeon RX 5500.

DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Memory type
GDDR6
32 GB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
64/128 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
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Memory clock speed
14000 MHz
no data
Memory bandwidth
224.0 GB/s
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Shared memory
no data

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 vs AMD Radeon RX 5500.

No outputs
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
no data
HDMI
+

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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Quick Sync
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API support

The confrontation between the two contenders Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 and AMD Radeon RX 5500 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
12.0 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.1.103
Vulkan
no data
6.4
Shader Model
no data
2.1
OpenCL
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 and AMD Radeon RX 5500 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 Plus Graphics 640 or AMD Radeon RX 5500 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
AMD Radeon RX 5500
Death Stranding (2020) Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
AMD Radeon RX 5500
F1 2020 (2020) Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
AMD Radeon RX 5500
Gears Tactics (2020) Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
AMD Radeon RX 5500
Doom Eternal (2020) Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
AMD Radeon RX 5500
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 Plus Graphics 640

Cheaper ($669 vs $853)

Less power consumption (15 Watt vs 110 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (32 GB vs 4 GB)

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500

32.16% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (1408 vs 384)

Finer manufacturing process technology (7 nm vs 14 nm)

So, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 or AMD Radeon RX 5500?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon RX 5500 .

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 versus AMD Radeon RX 5500 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

3.4 Out of 52 Hitesti Score
3.8 Out of 17 Hitesti Score