Radeon 680M vs Iris Pro Graphics P580

Place in the ranking	620	499
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	24.09	11.94
Architecture	Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Skylake GT4e	Rembrandt+
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	3 January 2023 (2 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	768
Core clock speed	350 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	2200 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	13,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm+	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	75.60	105.6
Floating-point processing power	1.21 TFLOPS	3.379 TFLOPS
ROPs	9	32
TMUs	72	48
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	12

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 4.0 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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	System Shared	System Shared
Memory clock speed	System Shared	System Shared
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

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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3

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 5.25

Radeon 680M 8.67
+65.1%

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

Radeon 680M 3334
+65%

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 −76.2%	37 +76.2%
1440p	10−12 −90%	19 +90%
4K	6−7 −66.7%	10 +66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −115%	28 +115%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −255%	39 +255%
Elden Ring	12−14 −162%	34 +162%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −188%	45−50 +188%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −76.9%	23 +76.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −27.3%	14 +27.3%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −155%	56 +155%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −200%	39 +200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Valorant	12−14 −1138%	161 +1138%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −188%	45−50 +188%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −61.5%	21 +61.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	11 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 −182%	48 +182%
Elden Ring	12−14 −408%	66 +408%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −44%	36 +44%
Fortnite	30−35 −158%	80−85 +158%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −114%	47 +114%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −112%	36 +112%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −108%	27 +108%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −134%	100−110 +134%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −153%	40−45 +153%
Valorant	12−14 −131%	30 +131%
World of Tanks	85−90 −119%	180−190 +119%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −188%	45−50 +188%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −92.3%	24−27 +92.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +22.2%	9 −22.2%
Dota 2	16−18 −259%	61 +259%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −112%	50−55 +112%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −81.8%	40 +81.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −134%	100−110 +134%
Valorant	12−14 −1023%	146 +1023%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5 −325%	17 +325%
Elden Ring	6−7 −267%	21−24 +267%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −240%	17 +240%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −250%	110−120 +250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
World of Tanks	35−40 −163%	100−105 +163%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −250%	27−30 +250%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5 +25%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −209%	30−35 +209%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −238%	27 +238%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −520%	30−35 +520%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −183%	17 +183%
Valorant	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −47.1%	24−27 +47.1%
Elden Ring	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −56.3%	24−27 +56.3%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −180%	40−45 +180%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −56.3%	24−27 +56.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 −5.9%	18 +5.9%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −200%	18−20 +200%
Fortnite	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −250%	14 +250%
Valorant	5−6 −200%	14−16 +200%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

9−10

+0%

9−10

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

9−10

+0%

9−10

+0%

This is how Iris Pro Graphics P580 and Radeon 680M compete in popular games:

Radeon 680M is 76% faster in 1080p
Radeon 680M is 90% faster in 1440p
Radeon 680M is 67% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Pro Graphics P580 is 22% faster.
in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 680M is 1138% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Iris Pro Graphics P580 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Radeon 680M is ahead in 58 tests (92%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.25	8.67
Recency	1 September 2015	3 January 2023
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	50 Watt

Iris Pro Graphics P580 has 233.3% lower power consumption.

Radeon 680M, on the other hand, has a 65.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 680M is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Pro Graphics P580 in performance tests.

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