Radeon HD 8550M vs Iris Pro Graphics 580

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Pro Graphics 580 and Radeon HD 8550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Pro Graphics 580
2015
64 GB DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4, 15 Watt
4.78
+217%

Iris Pro Graphics 580 outperforms HD 8550M by a whopping 217% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking642977
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency21.85no data
ArchitectureGeneration 9.0 (2015−2016)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameSkylake GT4eSun
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)13 July 2014 (10 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 cores576320
Core clock speed350 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors189 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm+28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rate68.4017.00
Floating-point processing power1.094 TFLOPS0.544 TFLOPS
ROPs98
TMUs7220

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 datamedium sized
InterfaceRing BusPCIe 3.0 x8

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/DDR4DDR3
Maximum RAM amount64 GB1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data14.4 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

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)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131

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 4.78
+217%
HD 8550M 1.51

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Iris Pro Graphics 580 3220
+146%
HD 8550M 1307

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
+217%
6−7
−217%

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
+400%
1−2
−400%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+107%
14−16
−107%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+39.4%
30−35
−39.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+107%
14−16
−107%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+39.4%
30−35
−39.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+107%
14−16
−107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+39.4%
30−35
−39.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Hitman 3 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+329%
7−8
−329%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
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 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

This is how Iris Pro Graphics 580 and HD 8550M compete in popular games:

  • Iris Pro Graphics 580 is 217% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Pro Graphics 580 is 900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Iris Pro Graphics 580 surpassed HD 8550M in all 49 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.78 1.51
Recency 1 September 2015 13 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 64 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

Iris Pro Graphics 580 has a 216.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Pro Graphics 580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8550M in performance tests.


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