Quadro 2000 vs Iris Pro Graphics 580

Place in the ranking	638	833
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.12
Power efficiency	22.17	2.75
Architecture	Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Skylake GT4e	GF106
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	24 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	192
Core clock speed	350 MHz	625 MHz
Boost clock speed	950 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	189 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm+	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	62 Watt
Texture fill rate	68.40	20.00
Floating-point processing power	1.094 TFLOPS	0.48 TFLOPS
ROPs	9	16
TMUs	72	32

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).

Interface	Ring Bus	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	178 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	650 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	41.6 GB/s
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

1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

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)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.3	N/A
CUDA	-	2.1

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.

Iris Pro Graphics 580 4.77
+94.7%

Quadro 2000 2.45

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.

Iris Pro Graphics 580 1841
+94.6%

Quadro 2000 946

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
+100%

9−10

−100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

66.56

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9
+100%

4−5

−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%
Hitman 3	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +121%	14−16 −121%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +119%	21−24 −119%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%
Hitman 3	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +121%	14−16 −121%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +119%	21−24 −119%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%
Hitman 3	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +121%	14−16 −121%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +119%	21−24 −119%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+117%

6−7
−117%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Hitman 3	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+125%

4−5

−125%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
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 +100%	2−3 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+150%

2−3

−150%

This is how Iris Pro Graphics 580 and Quadro 2000 compete in popular games:

Iris Pro Graphics 580 is 100% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.77	2.45
Recency	1 September 2015	24 December 2010
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	62 Watt

Iris Pro Graphics 580 has a 94.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 313.3% lower power consumption.

The Iris Pro Graphics 580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 2000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Pro Graphics 580 is a notebook card while Quadro 2000 is a workstation one.

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