Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 555 OEM

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 555 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 555 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
10x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 150 Watt
64x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 1 GB
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2231 vs 1572
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 509 vs 447

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 14 May 2011
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 150 Watt
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2231 vs 1572
PassMark - G2D Mark	509 vs 447

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 555 OEM

2.5x more core clock speed: 736 MHz vs 300 MHz
4x more pipelines: 288 vs 72
2.7x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 27378 vs 10003
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3372 vs 1671
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3372 vs 1671
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3322 vs 3175
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3322 vs 3175

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	736 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	288 vs 72
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	27378 vs 10003
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3372 vs 1671
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3372 vs 1671
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3322 vs 3175
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3322 vs 3175

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 555 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2231

1572

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

509

447

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

10003

27378

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1671

3372

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1671

3372

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3175

3322

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3175

3322

Name	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 555 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark	2231	1572
PassMark - G2D Mark	509	447
Geekbench - OpenCL	10003	27378
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1671	3372
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1671	3372
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3175	3322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3175	3322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2879
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2879

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 555 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Fermi 2.0
Code name	Skylake GT4e	GF114
Launch date	1 September 2015	14 May 2011
Place in performance rating	665	600
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	736 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	72	288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	1,950 million
Floating-point performance		847.9 gflops
Texture fill rate		35.3 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		210 mm
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	1 GB
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4	GDDR5
Shared memory	1
Memory bandwidth		91.9 GB / s
Memory bus width		192 Bit
Memory clock speed		3828 MHz
Technologies
Quick Sync