Intel Iris Graphics 5100 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 5100 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D 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).

Intel Iris Graphics 5100

NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 5100

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 55 nm
6.3x lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 189 Watt
2.8x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 269 vs 96

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 May 2013 vs 11 November 2008
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 55 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 189 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	269 vs 96

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800

3.1x more core clock speed: 610 MHz vs 200 MHz
6x more pipelines: 240 vs 40
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1222 vs 740
4.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18229 vs 4023
Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3319 vs 1668
Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3319 vs 1668

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	610 MHz vs 200 MHz
Pipelines	240 vs 40
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1222 vs 740
Geekbench - OpenCL	18229 vs 4023
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3319 vs 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3319 vs 1668

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 5100
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

740

1222

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

269

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

4023

18229

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1668

3319

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1668

3319

Name	Intel Iris Graphics 5100	NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800
PassMark - G3D Mark	740	1222
PassMark - G2D Mark	269	96
Geekbench - OpenCL	4023	18229
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1019
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1668	3319
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1668	3319

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Graphics 5100	NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.5	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Haswell GT3	GT200B
Launch date	27 May 2013	11 November 2008
Place in performance rating	1203	1206
Type	Laptop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$3,499
Price now		$178.89
Value for money (0-100)		8.02
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz
Core clock speed	200 MHz	610 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	40	240
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt	189 Watt
Transistor count	1,300 million	1,400 million
Floating-point performance		622.1 gflops
Texture fill rate		48.8 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		267 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	10.0
OpenGL	4.3	3.3
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	512 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		4 GB
Memory bandwidth		102.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1600 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3
Technologies
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