Intel Iris Graphics 540 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 540 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Intel Iris Graphics 540

NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 540

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 55 nm
12.6x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 189 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1258 vs 1223
3.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 323 vs 99

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 11 November 2008
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 55 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 189 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1258 vs 1223
PassMark - G2D Mark	323 vs 99

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800

2x more core clock speed: 610 MHz vs 300 MHz
5x more pipelines: 240 vs 48
64x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 64 MB
2.9x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18229 vs 6284
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3319 vs 3158
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3319 vs 3158

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	610 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	240 vs 48
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	18229 vs 6284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3319 vs 3158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3319 vs 3158

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 540
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1258

1223

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

323

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6284

18229

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3158

3319

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3158

3319

Name	Intel Iris Graphics 540	NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800
PassMark - G3D Mark	1258	1223
PassMark - G2D Mark	323	99
Geekbench - OpenCL	6284	18229
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2308
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1237
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3158	3319
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2308
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1237
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3158	3319
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Graphics 540	NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Skylake GT3e	GT200B
Launch date	1 September 2015	11 November 2008
Place in performance rating	1057	1195
Type	Laptop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$3,499
Price now		$178.89
Value for money (0-100)		8.02
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	610 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	48	240
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	189 Watt
Transistor count	189 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 3.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		267 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	10.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	4 GB
Memory type	eDRAM	GDDR3
Shared memory	1
Memory bandwidth		102.4 GB / s
Memory bus width		512 Bit
Memory clock speed		1600 MHz
Technologies
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