Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 13% higher boost clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 888 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 8.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • 42.7x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 1536 MB
  • Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 49.11 vs 32.718
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3355 vs 3325
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3355 vs 3325
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 22 August 2012
Boost clock speed 1000 MHz vs 888 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 130 Watt
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 1536 MB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 49.11 vs 32.718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 vs 3325
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 vs 3325

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

  • 2.7x more core clock speed: 823 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 16x more pipelines: 1152 vs 72
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1021.371 vs 450.087
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.143 vs 3.059
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 56.509 vs 25.346
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 67.697 vs 67.077
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5983 vs 2846
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3665 vs 1668
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5983 vs 2846
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3665 vs 1668
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 823 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 1152 vs 72
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1021.371 vs 450.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.143 vs 3.059
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 56.509 vs 25.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 67.697 vs 67.077
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5983 vs 2846
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3665 vs 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5983 vs 2846
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3665 vs 1668

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
49.11
32.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
450.087
1021.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.059
3.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
25.346
56.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
67.077
67.697
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2846
5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1668
3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2846
5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1668
3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3325
Name Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark 1978
PassMark - G2D Mark 361
Geekbench - OpenCL 8750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 49.11 32.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 450.087 1021.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.059 3.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 25.346 56.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 67.077 67.697
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2846 5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1668 3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2846 5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1668 3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 3325
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 Kepler
Code name Skylake GT4e GK104
Launch date 1 September 2015 22 August 2012
Place in performance rating 993 820
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1000 MHz 888 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 823 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 72 1152
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 130 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 3,540 million
Floating-point performance 2,046 gflops
Texture fill rate 85.25 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 241 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin

API support

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

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 64 GB 1536 MB
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4 GDDR5
Shared memory 1
Memory bandwidth 134.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 5600 MHz

Technologies

Quick Sync