AMD Radeon R8 M445DX vs Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R8 M445DX and Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Radeon R8 M445DX

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R8 M445DX

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
2.6x more core clock speed: 780 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1021 MHz vs 1000 MHz
9.8x more pipelines: 704 vs 72
2.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 21666 vs 8893
Around 58% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2636 vs 1668
Around 58% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2636 vs 1668

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 May 2016 vs 1 September 2015
Core clock speed	780 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1021 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Pipelines	704 vs 72
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	21666 vs 8893
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2636 vs 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2636 vs 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3355

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2846 vs 1427
Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2846 vs 1427
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 361 vs 181
2.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1993 vs 797

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2846 vs 1427
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2846 vs 1427
PassMark - G2D Mark	361 vs 181
PassMark - G3D Mark	1993 vs 797

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R8 M445DX
GPU 2: Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1427

2846

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1427

2846

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

181

361

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

797

1993

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

21666

8893

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2636

1668

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2636

1668

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3355

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3355

Name	AMD Radeon R8 M445DX	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1427	2846
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1427	2846
PassMark - G2D Mark	181	361
PassMark - G3D Mark	797	1993
Geekbench - OpenCL	21666	8893
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2636	1668
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2636	1668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3355
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		49.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		450.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		3.059
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		25.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		67.077

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R8 M445DX	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 3.0	Generation 9.0
Code name	Meso	Skylake GT4e
Launch date	15 May 2016	1 September 2015
Place in performance rating	1001	1003
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1021 MHz	1000 MHz
Core clock speed	780 MHz	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Pipelines	704	72
Transistor count	3,100 million	189 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		15 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	IGP	PCIe 3.0 x1
Laptop size	medium sized
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
Memory bus width	128 + 64 Bit
Memory type	DDR4 / DDR3	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4
Shared memory	0	1
Maximum RAM amount		64 GB
Technologies
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