GeForce 940MX vs Iris Pro Graphics P580

Place in the ranking	618	698
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	23.95	11.74
Architecture	Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)	Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code name	Skylake GT4e	GM107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	28 June 2016 (8 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	512
Core clock speed	350 MHz	795 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	861 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm+	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	23 Watt
Texture fill rate	75.60	27.55
Floating-point processing power	1.21 TFLOPS	0.8817 TFLOPS
ROPs	9	8
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).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	Ring Bus	PCIe 3.0 x8
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	DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	40.1 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

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost	no data	2.0
Optimus	-	+
GameWorks	-	+
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	4.5
OpenCL	3.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.1.126
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.

Iris Pro Graphics P580 5.24
+33%

GeForce 940MX 3.94

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 P580 2020
+33.1%

GeForce 940MX 1518

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	21−24 +23.5%	17 −23.5%
4K	12−14 +20%	10 −20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
+28.6%

7−8

−28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +27.3%	11 −27.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	11 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +36.4%	10−12 −36.4%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −115%	71 +115%
Hitman 3	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +0%	19 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +11.9%	40−45 −11.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +0%	14 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +40%	10 −40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	11 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +36.4%	10−12 −36.4%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −24.2%	41 +24.2%
Hitman 3	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −66.7%	30 +66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +11.9%	40−45 −11.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +180%	5 −180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +37.5%	8 −37.5%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +175%	12 −175%
Hitman 3	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +200%	11 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +157%	7 −157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +11.9%	40−45 −11.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+40%

10−11

−40%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Hitman 3	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+12.5%

8−9

−12.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+20%

5−6

−20%

This is how Iris Pro Graphics P580 and GeForce 940MX compete in popular games:

Iris Pro Graphics P580 is 24% faster in 1080p
Iris Pro Graphics P580 is 20% faster in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Pro Graphics P580 is 225% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 940MX is 115% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Iris Pro Graphics P580 is ahead in 52 tests (83%)
GeForce 940MX is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
there's a draw in 8 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.24	3.94
Recency	1 September 2015	28 June 2016
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	23 Watt

Iris Pro Graphics P580 has a 33% higher aggregate performance score, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 53.3% lower power consumption.

GeForce 940MX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months.

The Iris Pro Graphics P580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940MX in performance tests.

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