Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 340 OEM

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 340 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580

NVIDIA GeForce GT 340 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
4.6x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 69 Watt
64x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 1 GB
3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2231 vs 738
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 509 vs 242

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 2 February 2010
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 69 Watt
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2231 vs 738
PassMark - G2D Mark	509 vs 242

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 340 OEM

Around 83% higher core clock speed: 550 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 33% higher pipelines: 96 vs 72
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11231 vs 10003
Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3974 vs 3175
Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3974 vs 3175

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	550 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	96 vs 72
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	11231 vs 10003
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3974 vs 3175
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3974 vs 3175

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 340 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2231

738

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

509

242

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

10003

11231

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3175

3974

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3175

3974

Name	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580	NVIDIA GeForce GT 340 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark	2231	738
PassMark - G2D Mark	509	242
Geekbench - OpenCL	10003	11231
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1671
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1671
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3175	3974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3175	3974

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580	NVIDIA GeForce GT 340 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Skylake GT4e	GT215
Launch date	1 September 2015	2 February 2010
Place in performance rating	666	957
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	550 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	72	96
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	69 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	727 million
Floating-point performance		257.28 gflops
Texture fill rate		17.6 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		168 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	10.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	1 GB
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4	GDDR3
Shared memory	1
Memory bandwidth		27.2 GB / s
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		1700 MHz
Technologies
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