Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 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 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 9% higher boost clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 915 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • 32x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 361 vs 225
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 49.11 vs 22.828
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 450.087 vs 210.585
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 10 March 2014
Boost clock speed 1000 MHz vs 915 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 361 vs 225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 49.11 vs 22.828
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 450.087 vs 210.585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 vs 3340

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M

  • 2.7x more core clock speed: 797 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 8.9x more pipelines: 640 vs 72
  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3026 vs 1978
  • Around 15% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 10102 vs 8750
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.416 vs 3.059
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 28.662 vs 25.346
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 162.83 vs 67.077
  • Around 74% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4938 vs 2846
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3684 vs 1668
  • Around 74% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4938 vs 2846
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3684 vs 1668
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 797 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 640 vs 72
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3026 vs 1978
Geekbench - OpenCL 10102 vs 8750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.416 vs 3.059
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 28.662 vs 25.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 162.83 vs 67.077
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4938 vs 2846
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3684 vs 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4938 vs 2846
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3684 vs 1668

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1978
3026
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
361
225
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
8750
10102
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
49.11
22.828
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
450.087
210.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.059
3.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
25.346
28.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
67.077
162.83
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2846
4938
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1668
3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2846
4938
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1668
3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3340
Name Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1978 3026
PassMark - G2D Mark 361 225
Geekbench - OpenCL 8750 10102
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 49.11 22.828
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 450.087 210.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.059 3.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 25.346 28.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 67.077 162.83
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2846 4938
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1668 3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2846 4938
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1668 3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1151

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 Kepler
Code name Skylake GT4e GK104
Launch date 1 September 2015 10 March 2014
Place in performance rating 992 897
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1000 MHz 915 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 797 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 72 640
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 3,540 million
CUDA cores 1152 or 640
Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops
Texture fill rate 43.4 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support Up to 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Laptop size medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 64 GB 2 GB
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4 GDDR5
Shared memory 1 0
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Standard memory configuration GDDR5

Technologies

Quick Sync
3D Blu-Ray
Adaptive VSync
Ansel
BatteryBoost
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI
TXAA