Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 vs NVIDIA GeForce 930A

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 and NVIDIA GeForce 930A 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580

NVIDIA GeForce 930A

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 6% higher boost clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 941 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 33 Watt
32x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 2 GB
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2231 vs 1267
2.4x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 509 vs 216
Around 88% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 10003 vs 5317

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 13 March 2015
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz vs 941 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 33 Watt
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2231 vs 1267
PassMark - G2D Mark	509 vs 216
Geekbench - OpenCL	10003 vs 5317

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 930A

3.1x more core clock speed: 928 MHz vs 300 MHz
5.3x more pipelines: 384 vs 72
Around 91% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3192 vs 1671
Around 91% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3192 vs 1671
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3175
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3175

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	928 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	384 vs 72
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3192 vs 1671
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3192 vs 1671
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3175
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3175

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 930A

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2231

1267

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

509

216

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

10003

5317

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1671

3192

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1671

3192

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3175

3357

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3175

3357

Name	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580	NVIDIA GeForce 930A
PassMark - G3D Mark	2231	1267
PassMark - G2D Mark	509	216
Geekbench - OpenCL	10003	5317
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1671	3192
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1671	3192
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3175	3357
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3175	3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2081
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2081

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580	NVIDIA GeForce 930A
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Maxwell
Code name	Skylake GT4e	GM108
Launch date	1 September 2015	13 March 2015
Place in performance rating	665	918
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	941 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	928 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	72	384
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	33 Watt
Transistor count	189 million
Floating-point performance		722.7 gflops
Texture fill rate		22.58 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	2 GB
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4	DDR3
Shared memory	1
Memory bandwidth		14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width		64 Bit
Memory clock speed		1800 MHz
Technologies
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