Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 vs AMD FirePro M5950

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 and AMD FirePro M5950 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, 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), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • 64x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1978 vs 1314
  • 7.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8750 vs 1206
  • 41x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 49.11 vs 1.199
  • Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 450.087 vs 323.699
  • 5.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.059 vs 0.535
  • Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 25.346 vs 16.137
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 67.077 vs 66.638
  • Around 86% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2846 vs 1528
  • Around 86% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2846 vs 1528
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 4 January 2011
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1978 vs 1314
Geekbench - OpenCL 8750 vs 1206
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 49.11 vs 1.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 450.087 vs 323.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.059 vs 0.535
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 25.346 vs 16.137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 67.077 vs 66.638
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2846 vs 1528
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 vs 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2846 vs 1528
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 vs 3354

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro M5950

  • 2.4x more core clock speed: 725 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 6.7x more pipelines: 480 vs 72
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 574 vs 361
  • Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2590 vs 1668
  • Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2590 vs 1668
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 725 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 480 vs 72
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 574 vs 361
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2590 vs 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2590 vs 1668

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
GPU 2: AMD FirePro M5950

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1978
1314
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
361
574
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
8750
1206
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
49.11
1.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
450.087
323.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.059
0.535
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
25.346
16.137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
67.077
66.638
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2846
1528
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1668
2590
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2846
1528
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1668
2590
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3354
Name Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 AMD FirePro M5950
PassMark - G3D Mark 1978 1314
PassMark - G2D Mark 361 574
Geekbench - OpenCL 8750 1206
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 49.11 1.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 450.087 323.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.059 0.535
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 25.346 16.137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 67.077 66.638
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2846 1528
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1668 2590
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2846 1528
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1668 2590
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 3354

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 AMD FirePro M5950

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 TeraScale 2
Code name Skylake GT4e Whistler
Launch date 1 September 2015 4 January 2011
Place in performance rating 993 995
Type Laptop Mobile workstation

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1000 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 725 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 72 480
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 716 million
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops
Texture fill rate 17.4 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 MXM-A (3.0)
Bus support n / a
Form factor MXM-A
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.4

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 64 GB 1 GB
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4 GDDR5
Shared memory 1 0
Memory bandwidth 57 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz

Technologies

Quick Sync