Radeon R7 M260 vs Iris Pro Graphics P580

Place in the ranking	611	1025
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.02
Power efficiency	24.90	no data
Architecture	Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	Skylake GT4e	Topaz
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	11 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$799

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	384
Compute units	no data	6
Core clock speed	350 MHz	940 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	980 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm+	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	75.60	23.52
Floating-point processing power	1.21 TFLOPS	0.7526 TFLOPS
ROPs	9	8
TMUs	72	24

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	PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface	Ring Bus	PCIe 3.0 x8
Width	IGP	no data
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
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	14.4 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 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.

FreeSync	-	+
HD3D	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
ZeroCore	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
Quick Sync	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
OpenCL	3.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.3	-
Mantle	-	+

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 5.23
+305%

R7 M260 1.29

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
+305%

R7 M260 499

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

50−55
+285%

−285%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
+125%

4−5

−125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +1550%	2−3 −1550%
Hitman 3	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +136%	14−16 −136%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +42.4%	30−35 −42.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +1550%	2−3 −1550%
Hitman 3	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +136%	14−16 −136%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +42.4%	30−35 −42.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +1550%	2−3 −1550%
Hitman 3	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +136%	14−16 −136%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +500%	3 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +42.4%	30−35 −42.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+600%

2−3

−600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Hitman 3	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +450%	6−7 −450%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+125%

4−5

−125%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	0−1
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Metro Exodus	2−3	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	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+100%

3−4

−100%

This is how Iris Pro Graphics P580 and R7 M260 compete in popular games:

Iris Pro Graphics P580 is 285% 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 P580 is 1550% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Iris Pro Graphics P580 surpassed R7 M260 in all 47 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.23	1.29
Recency	1 September 2015	11 June 2014
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm

Iris Pro Graphics P580 has a 305.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Pro Graphics P580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M260 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Pro Graphics P580 is a desktop card while Radeon R7 M260 is a notebook one.

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