Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 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).

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 25% higher boost clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 797 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
8.1x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 122 Watt
16x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 4 GB
Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 49.11 vs 33.184
24.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2846 vs 117
15.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1668 vs 108.2
28x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3355 vs 119.7

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 8 November 2013
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz vs 797 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 122 Watt
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	49.11 vs 33.184
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2846 vs 117
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1668 vs 108.2
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355 vs 119.7

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition

2.6x more core clock speed: 771 MHz vs 300 MHz
21.3x more pipelines: 1536 vs 72
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1002.196 vs 450.087
Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.261 vs 3.059
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 54.752 vs 25.346
Around 89% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 126.579 vs 67.077
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6912 vs 2846
4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 6710 vs 1668
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6703 vs 3355

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	771 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	1536 vs 72
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1002.196 vs 450.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.261 vs 3.059
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	54.752 vs 25.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	126.579 vs 67.077
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6912 vs 2846
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	6710 vs 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6703 vs 3355

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

49.11

33.184

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

450.087

1002.196

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.059

3.261

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

25.346

54.752

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

67.077

126.579

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2846

6912

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1668

6710

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

6703

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2846

117

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1668

108.2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

119.7

Name	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
PassMark - G3D Mark	1978
PassMark - G2D Mark	361
Geekbench - OpenCL	8750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	49.11	33.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	450.087	1002.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.059	3.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	25.346	54.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	67.077	126.579
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2846	6912
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1668	6710
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	6703
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2846	117
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1668	108.2
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	119.7

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Kepler
Code name	Skylake GT4e	GK104
Launch date	1 September 2015	8 November 2013
Place in performance rating	993	887
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	797 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	771 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	72	1536
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	122 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	3,540 million
Floating-point performance		2,448 gflops
Texture fill rate		102.0 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	MXM-B (3.0)
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	4 GB
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4	GDDR5
Shared memory	1
Memory bandwidth		160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width		256 Bit
Memory clock speed		5000 MHz
Technologies
Quick Sync