Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 vs AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 and AMD Radeon R9 M280X 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2231 vs 814
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 509 vs 247
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 5 February 2015
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2231 vs 814
PassMark - G2D Mark 509 vs 247

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M280X

  • 3.3x more core clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 12.4x more pipelines: 896 vs 72
  • 4.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 41708 vs 10003
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3713 vs 1671
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3713 vs 1671
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3175
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3175
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1000 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 896 vs 72
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 41708 vs 10003
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3713 vs 1671
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3713 vs 1671
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3175
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3175

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M280X

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2231
814
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
509
247
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
10003
41708
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1671
3713
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1671
3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3175
3358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3175
3358
Name Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 AMD Radeon R9 M280X
PassMark - G3D Mark 2231 814
PassMark - G2D Mark 509 247
Geekbench - OpenCL 10003 41708
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1671 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1671 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3175 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3175 3358

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Skylake GT4e Saturn
Launch date 1 September 2015 5 February 2015
Place in performance rating 665 659
Type Laptop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon R9 200 Series

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1000 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 1000 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 72 896
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 2,080 million
Floating-point performance 1,792 gflops
Texture fill rate 56 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
Bus support Not Listed
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 11
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 64 GB
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4 Not Listed
Shared memory 1 0
Memory bandwidth 88 GB / s

Technologies

Quick Sync
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore