Iris Plus Graphics 645 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 with Iris Plus Graphics 645, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega M GL / 870
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
13.96
+214%

RX Vega M GL / 870 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 645 by a whopping 214% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking368658
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency15.3421.14
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameVega Kaby Lake-GCoffee Lake GT3e
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2018 (6 years ago)7 October 2019 (5 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 cores1280384
Core clock speed931 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz1050 MHz
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm+++
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data50.40
Floating-point processing powerno data0.8064 TFLOPS
ROPsno data6
TMUsno data48

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataRing Bus
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeHBM2System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3

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.

RX Vega M GL / 870 13.96
+214%
Iris Plus Graphics 645 4.44

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX Vega M GL / 870 9862
+230%
Iris Plus Graphics 645 2985

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX Vega M GL / 870 7329
+287%
Iris Plus Graphics 645 1893

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX Vega M GL / 870 2072
+277%
Iris Plus Graphics 645 550

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 HD41
+57.7%
26
−57.7%
1440p28
+250%
8−9
−250%
4K14
+250%
4−5
−250%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 47
+327%
10−12
−327%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+667%
3−4
−667%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+411%
9−10
−411%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+267%
9−10
−267%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+313%
8−9
−313%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+255%
10−12
−255%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+288%
24−27
−288%
Hitman 3 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+170%
27−30
−170%
Metro Exodus 53
+563%
8−9
−563%
Red Dead Redemption 2 48
+380%
10−11
−380%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+207%
14−16
−207%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+76.7%
40−45
−76.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+200%
10−12
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+667%
3−4
−667%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+411%
9−10
−411%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30
+233%
9−10
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+313%
8−9
−313%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+255%
10−12
−255%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+288%
24−27
−288%
Hitman 3 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+170%
27−30
−170%
Metro Exodus 41
+413%
8−9
−413%
Red Dead Redemption 2 37
+270%
10−11
−270%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+207%
14−16
−207%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+113%
16−18
−113%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+76.7%
40−45
−76.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 23
+109%
10−12
−109%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+667%
3−4
−667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+122%
9−10
−122%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+313%
8−9
−313%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+288%
24−27
−288%
Hitman 3 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+170%
27−30
−170%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+207%
14−16
−207%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+50%
16−18
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+76.7%
40−45
−76.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 32
+220%
10−11
−220%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+300%
7−8
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
+325%
4−5
−325%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+300%
3−4
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+1725%
4−5
−1725%
Hitman 3 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Metro Exodus 27
+238%
8−9
−238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+252%
24−27
−252%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21
+163%
8−9
−163%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Hitman 3 10−11 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+238%
21−24
−238%
Metro Exodus 15 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+250%
4−5
−250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+267%
3−4
−267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
+100%
5−6
−100%

This is how RX Vega M GL / 870 and Iris Plus Graphics 645 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is 58% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is 250% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is 250% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega M GL / 870 is 1725% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX Vega M GL / 870 surpassed Iris Plus Graphics 645 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.96 4.44
Recency 7 January 2018 7 October 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

RX Vega M GL / 870 has a 214.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Plus Graphics 645, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics 645 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is a notebook card while Iris Plus Graphics 645 is a desktop one.


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