Radeon Pro 5600M vs Iris Graphics 5100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Graphics 5100 with Radeon Pro 5600M, including specs and performance data.

Iris Graphics 5100
2013
30 Watt
1.93

Pro 5600M outperforms Iris Graphics 5100 by a whopping 1140% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking903233
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.4833.30
ArchitectureGeneration 7.5 (2013)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameHaswell GT3Navi 12
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date27 May 2013 (11 years ago)15 June 2020 (4 years ago)

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 cores3202560
Core clock speed200 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1030 MHz
Number of transistors1,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology22 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate44.00164.8
Floating-point processing power0.704 TFLOPS5.274 TFLOPS
ROPs464
TMUs40160

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceRing BusPCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedHBM2
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared2048 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared770 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data394.2 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan+1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Iris Graphics 5100 1.93
Pro 5600M 23.93
+1140%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Iris Graphics 5100 746
Pro 5600M 9232
+1138%

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 HD12
−1067%
140−150
+1067%
4K6
−1067%
70−75
+1067%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−875%
35−40
+875%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−643%
50−55
+643%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−7700%
75−80
+7700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−880%
45−50
+880%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−875%
35−40
+875%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1733%
55−60
+1733%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1160%
60−65
+1160%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1914%
140−150
+1914%
Hitman 3 6−7
−700%
45−50
+700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−553%
110−120
+553%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1475%
60−65
+1475%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−800%
80−85
+800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−189%
100−110
+189%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−643%
50−55
+643%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−7700%
75−80
+7700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−880%
45−50
+880%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−875%
35−40
+875%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1733%
55−60
+1733%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1160%
60−65
+1160%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1914%
140−150
+1914%
Hitman 3 6−7
−700%
45−50
+700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−553%
110−120
+553%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1475%
60−65
+1475%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−800%
80−85
+800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−271%
50−55
+271%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−189%
100−110
+189%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−643%
50−55
+643%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−880%
45−50
+880%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−875%
35−40
+875%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1733%
55−60
+1733%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1914%
140−150
+1914%
Hitman 3 6−7
−700%
45−50
+700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−553%
110−120
+553%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−800%
80−85
+800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−333%
50−55
+333%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−189%
100−110
+189%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1475%
60−65
+1475%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−1100%
35−40
+1100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2400%
24−27
+2400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1300%
27−30
+1300%
Hitman 3 7−8
−300%
27−30
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−880%
45−50
+880%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−1260%
130−140
+1260%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−700%
40−45
+700%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 12−14
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 10−12

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hitman 3 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

This is how Iris Graphics 5100 and Pro 5600M compete in popular games:

  • Pro 5600M is 1067% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 5600M is 1067% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Pro 5600M is 7700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro 5600M is ahead in 53 tests (76%)
  • there's a draw in 17 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.93 23.93
Recency 27 May 2013 15 June 2020
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 50 Watt

Iris Graphics 5100 has 66.7% lower power consumption.

Pro 5600M, on the other hand, has a 1139.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 5600M is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Graphics 5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Graphics 5100 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro 5600M is a mobile workstation one.


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