GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Iris Pro Graphics 580

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Pro Graphics 580 with GeForce 9800M GTX SLI, including specs and performance data.

Iris Pro Graphics 580
2015
64 GB DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4, 15 Watt
4.77
+55.4%

Iris Pro Graphics 580 outperforms 9800M GTX SLI by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking634757
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency22.941.48
ArchitectureGeneration 9.0 (2015−2016)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameSkylake GT4eNB9E-GTX
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 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 cores576224
Core clock speed350 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHzno data
Number of transistors189 million3016 Million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm+65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate68.40no data
Floating-point processing power1.094 TFLOPSno data
ROPs9no data
TMUs72no 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceRing Busno data
WidthIGPno 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 typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount64 GB1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared800 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno 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.

DirectX12 (12_1)10
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
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 HD19
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%

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 58% 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.

Be aware that Iris Pro Graphics 580 is a desktop card while GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is a notebook one.


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