Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 vs AMD Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 and AMD Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition 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 9 month(s) later
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
• 16.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 250 Watt
• 16x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 4 GB
• 36.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1668 vs 46
• 26.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3355 vs 125.7

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition

• 2.8x more core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 300 MHz
• 28.4x more pipelines: 2048 vs 72
• Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 71.778 vs 49.11
• 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1285.141 vs 450.087
• Around 91% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.839 vs 3.059
• 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 75.347 vs 25.346
• 4.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 321.767 vs 67.077
• Around 71% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2852 vs 1668
• 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 7037 vs 3355

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	49.11 71.778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	450.087 1285.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3.059 5.839
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	25.346 75.347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	67.077 321.767
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	1668 2852
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3355 7037
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	1668 46
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3355 125.7

Compare specifications (specs)