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Iris Graphics 550
General Info
Type	IGP
Designer	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel
Introduction	September, 2015 (launched)
Codename	Skylake GT3e
Family	Iris Graphics
Microarchitecture
Microarchitecture	Gen9
Execution Units	24
Frequency	0.3 GHz 300,000 kHz 300 MHz
Process	14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Technology	CMOS
Max Memory	32,768 MiB 33,554,432 KiB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB 32 GiB

Iris Graphics 550 is an integrated graphics processor introduced by Intel in 2015 for their mainstream mobile Skylake-based microprocessors. This GPU is Skylake's high-end tier GPU incorporating 48 execution units. The 550 GPU is found in mid-range and high-end performance mobile (Skylake U) processors. This GPU incorporates 64 MiB of eDRAM side cache on-chip for added performance.

Features

Main article: Skylake § Graphics

All models support the following features:

• Support for up to three independent displays via HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort (DP) 1.2, an Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) 1.3 interfaces.
• Quick Sync Video
• Clear Video
• Clear Video HD
• InTru 3D

Standards

Graphics API Standard
Vulkan		Direct3D			OpenGL		OpenCL
Windows	Linux	Windows	Linux	HLSL	Windows	Linux	Windows	Linux
1.0		12	N/A	5.1	4.4	4.5	2.1	2.0

Hardware Accelerated Video

[Edit] Skylake (Gen9) Hardware Accelerated Video Capabilities
Codec	Encode			Decode
	Profiles	Levels	Max Resolution	Profiles	Levels	Max Resolution
MPEG-2 (H.262)	Main	High	1080p (FHD)	Main	Main, High	1080p (FHD)
MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)	High, Main	5.1	2160p (4K)	Main, High, SHP, MHP	5.1	2160p (4K)
JPEG/MJPEG	Baseline	-	16k x 16k	Baseline	Unified	16k x 16k
HEVC (H.265)	Main	5.1	2160p (4K)	Main, Main 10	5.1	2160p (4K)
VC-1	✘			Advanced, Main, Simple	3, High	3840x3840
VP8	Unified	Unified	-	0	Unified	1080p
VP9	✘			0	Unified	2160p (4K)

Performance

See also: All Skylake GPUs Performance

Frequency	Peak Performance
	Half Precision	Single Precision	Double Precision
Ref (FLOP/clk)	1536/cycle	768/cycle	192/cycle
Base (300 MHz)	460.8 GFLOPS	230.4 GFLOPS	57.6 GFLOPS
Boost (1,000 MHz)	1.536 TFLOPS	768 GFLOPS	192 GFLOPS
Boost (1,050 MHz)	1.6128 TFLOPS	806.4 GFLOPS	201.6 GFLOPS
Boost (1,100 MHz)	1.6896 TFLOPS	844.8 GFLOPS	211.2 GFLOPS

Processors with Iris Graphics 550

	List of Processors with Iris Graphics 550
	Main processor											IGP
Model	Launched	Price	Family	Cores	Threads	L3$	L4$	TDP	Frequency	Turbo	Max Mem	GPU	Frequency	Turbo
i3-6157U	June 2016	$ 304.00 € 273.60 £ 246.24 ¥ 31,412.32	Core i3	2	4	3 MiB 3,072 KiB 3,145,728 B 0.00293 GiB	64 MiB 65,536 KiB 67,108,864 B 0.0625 GiB	28 W 28,000 mW 0.0375 hp 0.028 kW	2.4 GHz 2,400 MHz 2,400,000 kHz		32 GiB 32,768 MiB 33,554,432 KiB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB	Iris Graphics 550	300 MHz 0.3 GHz 300,000 KHz	1,000 MHz 1 GHz 1,000,000 KHz
i3-6167U	27 September 2015	$ 304.00 € 273.60 £ 246.24 ¥ 31,412.32	Core i3	2	4	3 MiB 3,072 KiB 3,145,728 B 0.00293 GiB	64 MiB 65,536 KiB 67,108,864 B 0.0625 GiB	28 W 28,000 mW 0.0375 hp 0.028 kW	2.7 GHz 2,700 MHz 2,700,000 kHz		32 GiB 32,768 MiB 33,554,432 KiB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB	Iris Graphics 550	300 MHz 0.3 GHz 300,000 KHz	1,000 MHz 1 GHz 1,000,000 KHz
i5-6267U	27 September 2015	$ 304.00 € 273.60 £ 246.24 ¥ 31,412.32	Core i5	2	4	4 MiB 4,096 KiB 4,194,304 B 0.00391 GiB	64 MiB 65,536 KiB 67,108,864 B 0.0625 GiB	28 W 28,000 mW 0.0375 hp 0.028 kW	2.9 GHz 2,900 MHz 2,900,000 kHz	3.3 GHz 3,300 MHz 3,300,000 kHz	32 GiB 32,768 MiB 33,554,432 KiB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB	Iris Graphics 550	300 MHz 0.3 GHz 300,000 KHz	1,050 MHz 1.05 GHz 1,050,000 KHz
i5-6287U	27 September 2015	$ 304.00 € 273.60 £ 246.24 ¥ 31,412.32	Core i5	2	4	4 MiB 4,096 KiB 4,194,304 B 0.00391 GiB	64 MiB 65,536 KiB 67,108,864 B 0.0625 GiB	28 W 28,000 mW 0.0375 hp 0.028 kW	3.1 GHz 3,100 MHz 3,100,000 kHz	3.5 GHz 3,500 MHz 3,500,000 kHz	32 GiB 32,768 MiB 33,554,432 KiB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB	Iris Graphics 550	300 MHz 0.3 GHz 300,000 KHz	1,100 MHz 1.1 GHz 1,100,000 KHz
i7-6567U	27 September 2015		Core i7	2	4	4 MiB 4,096 KiB 4,194,304 B 0.00391 GiB	64 MiB 65,536 KiB 67,108,864 B 0.0625 GiB	28 W 28,000 mW 0.0375 hp 0.028 kW	3.3 GHz 3,300 MHz 3,300,000 kHz	3.6 GHz 3,600 MHz 3,600,000 kHz	32 GiB 32,768 MiB 33,554,432 KiB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB	Iris Graphics 550	300 MHz 0.3 GHz 300,000 KHz	1,100 MHz 1.1 GHz 1,100,000 KHz
Count: 5

External links

• Drivers