ATI Radeon X1600 vs Iris Graphics 5100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Graphics 5100 with Radeon X1600, including specs and performance data.

Iris Graphics 5100
2013
30 Watt
1.94
+1392%

Iris Graphics 5100 outperforms ATI X1600 by a whopping 1392% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9041438
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.430.33
ArchitectureGeneration 7.5 (2013)Ultra-Threaded SE (2005−2007)
GPU code nameHaswell GT3RV516
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date27 May 2013 (11 years ago)2007 (17 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 cores320no data
Core clock speed200 MHz635 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,300 million105 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt27 Watt
Texture fill rate44.002.540
Floating-point processing power0.704 TFLOPSno data
ROPs44
TMUs404

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).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
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 SharedDDR2
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared512 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared800 MBps
Memory bandwidthno data12.8 GB/s
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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent2x DVI, 1x S-Video

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)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.32.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan+N/A

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 1.94
+1392%
ATI X1600 0.13

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
+1422%
ATI X1600 49

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 HD120−1
4K6-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8 0−1
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8 0−1
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6 0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.94 0.13
Chip lithography 22 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 27 Watt

Iris Graphics 5100 has a 1392.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 309.1% more advanced lithography process.

ATI X1600, on the other hand, has 11.1% lower power consumption.

The Iris Graphics 5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Graphics 5100 is a notebook card while Radeon X1600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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