Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 vs AMD Radeon R9 M275

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 and AMD Radeon R9 M275 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).

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

AMD Radeon R9 M275

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 8% higher boost clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 925 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
32x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 2 GB
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1993 vs 1115
Around 75% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 49.145 vs 28.064
Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 450.087 vs 313.463
Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.059 vs 2.206
Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1668 vs 1162
Around 95% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3355 vs 1717
Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1668 vs 1162
Around 95% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3355 vs 1717

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 28 January 2014
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz vs 925 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1993 vs 1115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	49.145 vs 28.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	450.087 vs 313.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.059 vs 2.206
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1668 vs 1162
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355 vs 1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1668 vs 1162
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355 vs 1717

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M275

3x more core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 300 MHz
8.9x more pipelines: 640 vs 72
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 569 vs 361
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9231 vs 8893
Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 34.381 vs 25.346
Around 81% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 121.685 vs 67.077

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	640 vs 72
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	569 vs 361
Geekbench - OpenCL	9231 vs 8893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	34.381 vs 25.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	121.685 vs 67.077

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M275

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1993

1115

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

361

569

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

8893

9231

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

49.145

28.064

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

450.087

313.463

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.059

2.206

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

25.346

34.381

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

67.077

121.685

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1668

1162

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

1717

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1668

1162

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

1717

Name	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580	AMD Radeon R9 M275
PassMark - G3D Mark	1993	1115
PassMark - G2D Mark	361	569
Geekbench - OpenCL	8893	9231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	49.145	28.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	450.087	313.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.059	2.206
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	25.346	34.381
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	67.077	121.685
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2846
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1668	1162
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2846
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1668	1162
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	1717

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580	AMD Radeon R9 M275
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Skylake GT4e	Venus
Launch date	1 September 2015	28 January 2014
Place in performance rating	1003	1006
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Launch price (MSRP)		$799.99
Price now		$699.99
Value for money (0-100)		3.01
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	925 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	900 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	72	640
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	1,500 million
Floating-point performance		1,184 gflops
Texture fill rate		37 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	2 GB
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4	GDDR5
Shared memory	1	0
Memory bandwidth		64 GB / s
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		4000 MHz
Technologies
Quick Sync