Iris Pro Graphics P580 vs GeForce GTX 780M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 780M and Iris Pro Graphics P580, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 780M outperforms Iris Pro Graphics P580 by an impressive 89% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 455 | 620 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.60 | 24.09 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Generation 9.0 (2015−2016) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | Skylake GT4e |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 May 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 September 2015 (9 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 cores | 1536 | 576 |
| Core clock speed | 823 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 797 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 122 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 102.0 | 75.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.448 TFLOPS | 1.21 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 9 |
| TMUs | 128 | 72 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | Ring Bus |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 type | GDDR5 | DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 64 GB |
| Standard memory configuration | GDDR5 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 2500 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | no data |
| 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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
| eDP 1.2 signal support | Up to 3840x2160 | no data |
| LVDS signal support | Up to 1920x1200 | no data |
| VGA аnalog display support | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | Up to 3840x2160 | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP content protection | + | - |
| 7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI | + | - |
| TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Blu-Ray 3D Support | + | - |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | - |
| Optimus | + | - |
| 3D Vision / 3DTV Play | + | - |
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | - |
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.
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.
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 HD | 65
+117%
| 30−35
−117%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+38.5%
|
12−14
−38.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+72.7%
|
10−12
−72.7%
|
| Elden Ring | 27−30
+115%
|
12−14
−115%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+100%
|
16−18
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+38.5%
|
12−14
−38.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+72.7%
|
10−12
−72.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+77.3%
|
21−24
−77.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+108%
|
12−14
−108%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+62.5%
|
16−18
−62.5%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+185%
|
12−14
−185%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+100%
|
16−18
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+38.5%
|
12−14
−38.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+72.7%
|
10−12
−72.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 35−40
+106%
|
16−18
−106%
|
| Elden Ring | 27−30
+115%
|
12−14
−115%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+64%
|
24−27
−64%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+87.1%
|
30−35
−87.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+77.3%
|
21−24
−77.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
+106%
|
16−18
−106%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+108%
|
12−14
−108%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+75%
|
40−45
−75%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+62.5%
|
16−18
−62.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 34
+100%
|
16−18
−100%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+185%
|
12−14
−185%
|
| World of Tanks | 191
+125%
|
85−90
−125%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+100%
|
16−18
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+38.5%
|
12−14
−38.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+72.7%
|
10−12
−72.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 35−40
+106%
|
16−18
−106%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+64%
|
24−27
−64%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+77.3%
|
21−24
−77.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+75%
|
40−45
−75%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+185%
|
12−14
−185%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| Elden Ring | 14−16
+133%
|
6−7
−133%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+38.2%
|
30−35
−38.2%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| World of Tanks | 70−75
+86.8%
|
35−40
−86.8%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+138%
|
8−9
−138%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+90.9%
|
10−12
−90.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+175%
|
8−9
−175%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+280%
|
5−6
−280%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+78.6%
|
14−16
−78.6%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 20−22
+17.6%
|
16−18
−17.6%
|
| Elden Ring | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+25%
|
16−18
−25%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+93.3%
|
14−16
−93.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+25%
|
16−18
−25%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Dota 2 | 20−22
+17.6%
|
16−18
−17.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| Fortnite | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| Valorant | 10−11
+100%
|
5−6
−100%
|
This is how GTX 780M and Iris Pro Graphics P580 compete in popular games:
- GTX 780M is 117% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 780M is 400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 780M surpassed Iris Pro Graphics P580 in all 61 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.93 | 5.25 |
| Recency | 11 May 2013 | 1 September 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 64 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 122 Watt | 15 Watt |
GTX 780M has a 89.1% higher aggregate performance score.
Iris Pro Graphics P580, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 713.3% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Pro Graphics P580 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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