Intel Iris Graphics 540 vs Intel Iris Graphics 550
Intel Iris Graphics 540
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The Intel Iris Graphics 540 (GT3e) is an integrated graphics unit of the Skylake generation. As successors of the HD Graphics 6000 (Broadwell), the Iris Graphics 540 can be found in CPUs of 15-watt series and offers 64 MB of dedicated eDRAM memory. Furthermore, the so-called GT3e-version features 48 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at up to 1050 MHz (depending on the CPU model). Besides the eDRAM cache, the Iris 540 is able to access the main memory (2x 64bit DDR3L-1600 / DDR4-2133).
Compared to the Iris Graphics 550 of the 28-watt series, the Iris Graphics 540 differs only by its slightly lower maximum clock and a nearly halved TDP, which limits the utilization of the Turbo Boost in certain situations.
Performance
The exact performance of the Iris Graphics 540 depends on various factors like memory configuration (DDR3/DDR4) and maximum clock rate of the specific model. The fastest versions (Core i7-6650U) should be slightly ahead of a dedicated GeForce 920M and will handle modern games (as of 2015) in low or medium settings.
Features
The revised video engine now decodes H.265/HEVC completely in hardware and thereby much more efficiently than before. Displays can be connected via DP 1.2 / eDP 1.3 (max. 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz), whereas HDMI is limited to the older version 1.4a (max. 3840 x 2160 @ 30 Hz). However, HDMI 2.0 can be added using a DisplayPort converter. Up to three displays can be controlled simultaneously.
Power Consumption
The Iris Graphics 540 can be found in mobile processors specified at 15 W TDP and is therefore suited for compact laptops and ultrabooks.
Intel Iris Graphics 550
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The Intel Iris Graphics 550 (GT3e) is an integrated graphics unit of the Skylake generation. As successors of the Iris Graphics 6100 (Broadwell), the Iris Graphics 550 can be found in CPUs of 28-watt series and offers 64 MB of dedicated eDRAM memory. Furthermore, the so-called GT3e-version features 48 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at up to 1100 MHz (depending on the CPU model). Besides the eDRAM cache, the Iris 550 is able to access the main memory (2x 64bit DDR3L-1600 / DDR4-2133).
Compared to the Iris Graphics 540 of the 15-watt series, the Iris Graphics 550 differs only by its slightly higher maximum clock and a nearly doubled TDP, which allows a better utilization of the Turbo Boost.
Performance
The exact performance of the Iris Graphics 550 depends on various factors like L3 Cache size, memory (DDR3/DDR4) and maximum clock rate of the specific model. The fastest versions (Core i7-6567U) may compete with a dedicated GeForce 930M and will handle modern games (as of 2015) in low or medium settings.
Features
The revised video engine now decodes H.265/HEVC completely in hardware and thereby much more efficiently than before. Displays can be connected via DP 1.2 / eDP 1.3 (max. 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz), whereas HDMI is limited to the older version 1.4a (max. 3840 x 2160 @ 30 Hz). However, HDMI 2.0 can be added using a DisplayPort converter. Up to three displays can be controlled simultaneously.
Power Consumption
The Iris Graphics 550 can be found in mobile processors specified at 28 W TDP and is therefore suited for medium-sized laptops and ultrabooks.
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| Codename | Skylake GT3e | Skylake GT3e | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Gen. 9 Skylake | Gen. 9 Skylake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 48 - unified | 48 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 300 - 1050 (Boost) MHz | 300 - 1100 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | eDRAM + 64/128 Bit | eDRAM + 64/128 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | eDRAM | eDRAM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 64 MB | 64 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | yes | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.4 | DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 14 nm | 14 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | QuickSync | QuickSync | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 01.09.2015 | 01.09.2015 |
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Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + Intel Iris Graphics 540
specvp12 sw-03 + Intel Iris Graphics 540
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Intel Iris Graphics 540
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Intel Iris Graphics 540
Average Benchmarks Intel Iris Graphics 540 → 100% n=21
Average Benchmarks Intel Iris Graphics 550 → 112% n=21
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
Total War Pharaoh
2023
Counter-Strike 2
2023
Company of Heroes 3
2023
Sons of the Forest
2023
The Quarry
2022
Vampire Bloodhunt
2022
GRID Legends
2022
Dying Light 2
2022
God of War
2022
Farming Simulator 22
2021
Forza Horizon 5
2021
Riders Republic
2021
Alan Wake Remastered
2021
Outriders
2021
Yakuza Like a Dragon
2020
Crysis Remastered
2020
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
F1 2020
2020
Gears Tactics
2020
Doom Eternal
2020
Hunt Showdown
2020
Borderlands 3
2019
League of Legends
2019
The Division 2
2019
Dirt Rally 2.0
2019
Metro Exodus
2019
Strange Brigade
2018
World of Tanks enCore
2018
X-Plane 11.11
2018
Watch Dogs 2
2016
Dishonored 2
2016
Titanfall 2
2016
Farming Simulator 17
2016
Battlefield 1
2016
FIFA 17
2016
Overwatch
2016
Need for Speed 2016
2016
Hitman 2016
2016
The Division
2016
Far Cry Primal
2016
XCOM 2
2016
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
Just Cause 3
2015
Fallout 4
2015
FIFA 16
2015
World of Warships
2015
Metal Gear Solid V
2015
Mad Max
2015
Dota 2 Reborn
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
Dirt Rally
2015
GTA V
2015
Battlefield Hardline
2015
Sims 4
2014
Thief
2014
X-Plane 10.25
2013
Battlefield 4
2013
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
Tomb Raider
2013
Crysis 3
2013
Hitman: Absolution
2012
Counter-Strike: GO
2012
Sleeping Dogs
2012
Diablo III
2012
World of Warcraft
2005Average Gaming Intel Iris Graphics 540 → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming Intel Iris Graphics 550 → 120%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 119%
| Intel Iris Graphics 540 | Intel Iris Graphics 550 | |||||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |||
| Total War Pharaoh | 23.2 | 14.3 | ||||||||||||
| Counter-Strike 2 | 15.6 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||
| Company of Heroes 3 | 8.6 | |||||||||||||
| Sons of the Forest | 5.37 | |||||||||||||
| Need for Speed Unbound | 8.49 | |||||||||||||
| A Plague Tale Requiem | 6.33 | |||||||||||||
| The Quarry | 5.4 | |||||||||||||
| Vampire Bloodhunt | 23.7 | 14.2 | 12.2 | |||||||||||
| Tiny Tina's Wonderlands | 10.9 | |||||||||||||
| GRID Legends | 28.5 | 21.4 | 16.6 | |||||||||||
| Dying Light 2 | 6.49 | |||||||||||||
| Rainbow Six Extraction | 15 | |||||||||||||
| God of War | 7.53 | |||||||||||||
| Farming Simulator 22 | 44.5 | |||||||||||||
| Forza Horizon 5 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Riders Republic | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Alan Wake Remastered | 25.4 | 12 | 9.47 | |||||||||||
| New World | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Monster Hunter Stories 2 | 47.4 | 31.1 | 28.1 | |||||||||||
| Days Gone | 14.5 | |||||||||||||
| Outriders | 26.4 | 18 | 12.9 | |||||||||||
| Immortals Fenyx Rising | 15 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Yakuza Like a Dragon | 21.8 | 7.24 | ||||||||||||
| Mafia Definitive Edition | 15.7 | 7.02 | ||||||||||||
| Crysis Remastered | 23 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 11 | |||||||||||||
| F1 2020 | 27.7 | 13.1 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Gears Tactics | 45 | 15.5 | 9.6 | |||||||||||
| Doom Eternal | 20.4 | 11.3 | ||||||||||||
| Hunt Showdown | 21 | 8.78 | ||||||||||||
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16.9 | 8.3 | ||||||||||||
| Borderlands 3 | 21 | 8.8 | ||||||||||||
| Control | 23.3 | 6.79 | ||||||||||||
| F1 2019 | 41.7 | 18.5 | ||||||||||||
| League of Legends | 114 | 94 | 74 | 71 | 137 | 113 | 104 | 96 | 49.5 | |||||
| The Division 2 | 17 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Dirt Rally 2.0 | 47.1 | 23.7 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Metro Exodus | 18.4 | 9.3 | ||||||||||||
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Strange Brigade | 34.4 | 15.2 | 12.3 | 15.4 | ||||||||||
| Far Cry 5 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| World of Tanks enCore | 174 | 24.4 | 9.5 | 228 | 36.9 | 13.5 | ||||||||
| X-Plane 11.11 | 23.6 | 16.9 | 13.6 | 20 | 14 | 12 | ||||||||
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 17.3 | 8.73 | ||||||||||||
| Watch Dogs 2 | 23.4 | 19.9 | ||||||||||||
| Titanfall 2 | 55.3 | 38.6 | 14.3 | 65 | 45.2 | 17.7 | ||||||||
| Farming Simulator 17 | 112 | 76 | 30.6 | 19.1 | 93 | 34.7 | 20.8 | |||||||
| Battlefield 1 | 43.4 | 25.3 | 12.6 | 49.6 | 29.8 | 15.1 | ||||||||
| Deus Ex Mankind Divided | 19 | 26 | ||||||||||||
| Overwatch | 63 | 44 | 20 | 86 | 58.8 | 26.2 | ||||||||
| Hitman 2016 | 16 | 13.8 | 7.6 | 18.2 | 18 | 6.7 | ||||||||
| The Division | 25 | 12.9 | 32.4 | 23.1 | ||||||||||
| Far Cry Primal | 22 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||
| XCOM 2 | 23 | 8 | 30.4 | 9.9 | 6.8 | |||||||||
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | 23 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 4.3 | |||||||
| Rainbow Six Siege | 42 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 51 | 31 | 19 | 15 | ||||||
| Star Wars Battlefront | 40.2 | 22.9 | 0 | 52.6 | 29.9 | |||||||||
| Assassin's Creed Syndicate | 5 | 7.8 | ||||||||||||
| Fallout 4 | 23.2 | 21.3 | 8.4 | |||||||||||
| Anno 2205 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 44.1 | 27.5 | 11.7 | 5.3 | |||||||
| World of Warships | 99 | 67 | 31 | 22 | 118.5 | 74.8 | 36.9 | 27.3 | ||||||
| Metal Gear Solid V | 53 | 36 | 15 | 55.7 | 18.9 | 12.3 | ||||||||
| Mad Max | 32 | 15 | 37 | 17.9 | 14.9 | |||||||||
| Dota 2 Reborn | 70 | 52 | 30 | 27 | 81 | 42 | 31 | 27 | ||||||
| The Witcher 3 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 7.8 | |||||||||
| Dirt Rally | 148 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 132.9 | 38.8 | 19.1 | 12.5 | ||||||
| GTA V | 37 | 29.7 | 11.9 | |||||||||||
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | 41.2 | 26.4 | 14.6 | 11.6 | ||||||||||
| Sims 4 | 32.2 | 183.4 | 78.2 | 39.7 | 29.4 | |||||||||
| Thief | 23.3 | 15.7 | 13.7 | 25.4 | 21.1 | 10 | ||||||||
| X-Plane 10.25 | 30.3 | 22.7 | 19.1 | |||||||||||
| Battlefield 4 | 47 | 32 | 21 | 10.4 | 60 | 38 | 28 | 9 | ||||||
| Metro: Last Light | 40 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 46.2 | 39 | 25 | 12 | ||||||
| BioShock Infinite | 79 | 46 | 39 | 11 | 82 | 47 | 40 | 10 | ||||||
| Tomb Raider | 111 | 60 | 40 | 20.6 | 77.2 | 52 | 23.6 | |||||||
| Crysis 3 | 46 | 30 | 20 | 6.6 | 58.1 | 32.7 | 21.2 | 8 | ||||||
| Hitman: Absolution | 35.5 | 26 | 21.8 | 13.6 | ||||||||||
| Counter-Strike: GO | 205.4 | 172.5 | 94 | 54 | 28.4 | |||||||||
| Sleeping Dogs | 74.5 | 29.8 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Diablo III | 57 | 132.7 | 106.7 | 96.1 | 61.5 | |||||||||
| Intel Iris Graphics 540 | Intel Iris Graphics 550 | |||||||||||||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 11 9 7 2 | 13 10 4 | 15 5 1 | 11 2 1 | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 44 18 6 6 | 40 13 7 1 | 32 6 3 | 21 1 2 | 1 | 1 |
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