Intel Iris Graphics 540 integrated GPU

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Technical details

The Intel Iris Graphics 540 features 48 processor cores and has the capability to manage 48 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2015 and belongs to the 9 generation. It has 48 execution units and 384 shaders. The Intel Iris Graphics 540 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient GPU.
Name: Intel Iris Graphics 540
Generation: 9
Execution units: 48
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Architecture: 14 nm
DirectX Version: 12
Shader: 384
Max. displays: 3
HDCP-Version: --
Release date: Q3/2015

Hardware codec support

h264: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: No
VC-1: Decode
AVC: Decode / Encode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Used in the following processors

Processor GPU frequency GPU frequency turbo
Intel Core i7-6560U 0.3 GHz 1.05 GHz
Intel Core i7-6650U 0.3 GHz 1.05 GHz
Intel Core i5-6360U 0.3 GHz 1.05 GHz
Intel Core i7-6660U 0.3 GHz 1.05 GHz