GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Iris Pro Graphics 580

Place in the ranking	641	763
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	22.18	1.43
Architecture	Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	Skylake GT4e	NB9E-GTX
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	15 July 2008 (16 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	576	224
Core clock speed	350 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	950 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	189 million	3016 Million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm+	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	68.40	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.094 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	9	no data
TMUs	72	no data

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	no data	large
Interface	Ring Bus	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	DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	800 MHz
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

Portable Device Dependent

no data

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	10
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-
CUDA	-	+

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

18
+80%

10−12

−80%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9
+33.3%

6−7

−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +76.5%	16−18 −76.5%
Hitman 3	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +34.8%	21−24 −34.8%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +30.8%	12−14 −30.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +17.9%	35−40 −17.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +76.5%	16−18 −76.5%
Hitman 3	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +34.8%	21−24 −34.8%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +30.8%	12−14 −30.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +17.9%	35−40 −17.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +76.5%	16−18 −76.5%
Hitman 3	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +34.8%	21−24 −34.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +30.8%	12−14 −30.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +17.9%	35−40 −17.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14
+62.5%

8−9

−62.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Hitman 3	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +57.9%	18−20 −57.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+50%

6−7

−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+25%

4−5

−25%

This is how Iris Pro Graphics 580 and 9800M GTX SLI compete in popular games:

Iris Pro Graphics 580 is 80% faster in 1080p

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Pro Graphics 580 is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Iris Pro Graphics 580 is ahead in 60 tests (97%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.77	3.07
Recency	1 September 2015	15 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	150 Watt

Iris Pro Graphics 580 has a 55.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

The Iris Pro Graphics 580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.