Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 vs AMD FirePro V4900

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 and AMD FirePro V4900 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 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
  • 5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • 64x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 1 GB
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1978 vs 988
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 361 vs 309
  • 7.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 49.11 vs 6.303
  • Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 450.087 vs 392.237
  • 5.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.059 vs 0.597
  • Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 25.346 vs 17.874
  • Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2846 vs 1747
  • Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2846 vs 1747
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 1 November 2011
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1978 vs 988
PassMark - G2D Mark 361 vs 309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 49.11 vs 6.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 450.087 vs 392.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.059 vs 0.597
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 25.346 vs 17.874
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2846 vs 1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2846 vs 1747

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro V4900

  • 2.7x more core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 6.7x more pipelines: 480 vs 72
  • Around 44% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 12641 vs 8750
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 72.818 vs 67.077
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3753 vs 1668
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 7745 vs 3355
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3753 vs 1668
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 7745 vs 3355
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 800 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 480 vs 72
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 12641 vs 8750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 72.818 vs 67.077
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3753 vs 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7745 vs 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3753 vs 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7745 vs 3355

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
GPU 2: AMD FirePro V4900

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1978
988
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
361
309
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
8750
12641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
49.11
6.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
450.087
392.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.059
0.597
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
25.346
17.874
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
67.077
72.818
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2846
1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1668
3753
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
7745
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2846
1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1668
3753
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
7745
Name Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 AMD FirePro V4900
PassMark - G3D Mark 1978 988
PassMark - G2D Mark 361 309
Geekbench - OpenCL 8750 12641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 49.11 6.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 450.087 392.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.059 0.597
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 25.346 17.874
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 67.077 72.818
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2846 1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1668 3753
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 7745
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2846 1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1668 3753
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 7745

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 AMD FirePro V4900

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 TeraScale 2
Code name Skylake GT4e Turks
Launch date 1 September 2015 1 November 2011
Place in performance rating 993 947
Type Laptop Workstation

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1000 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 72 480
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 716 million
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops
Texture fill rate 19.2 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 163 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

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
Memory bandwidth 64.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz

Technologies

Quick Sync