Iris Graphics 540 and Iris Xe Graphics G4 - video card comparison
Iris Graphics 540
Iris Xe Graphics G4
Architecture
Gen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016)
Generation 12.0 (2020)
GPU code name
Skylake GT3e
Tiger Lake GT1
Market segment
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
September 2015
September 2020
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x1
PCIe 3.0 x1
Boost clock speed
1050 MHz
1100 MHz
Core clock speed
300 MHz
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Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
10 nm
Number of transistors
189 million
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Pipelines / CUDA cores
48
384
Power consumption (TDP)
15 Watt
15 Watt
Texture fill rate
50.40
52.80
Memory type
eDRAM
System Shared
Maximum RAM amount
64 MB
System Shared
Memory bus width
eDRAM + 64/128 Bit
System Shared
Memory clock speed
System Shared
System Shared
Shared memory
+
+
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
DirectX
12 (12_1)
12 (12_1)
OpenCL
2.1
2.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Shader Model
6.4
6.4
Vulkan
1.1.97
1.1
Quick Sync
+
+