Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 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), 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
20x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 300 Watt
16x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5
Around 90% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3175 vs 1673
Around 90% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3175 vs 1673

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 3 May 2012
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 300 Watt
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3175 vs 1673
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3175 vs 1673

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

3.1x more core clock speed: 915 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1019 MHz vs 1000 MHz
42.7x more pipelines: 2x 1536 vs 72
3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5467 vs 1845
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 471 vs 448
Around 65% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 16577 vs 10056
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1849 vs 1671
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1849 vs 1671

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	915 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1019 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Pipelines	2x 1536 vs 72
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5467 vs 1845
PassMark - G2D Mark	471 vs 448
Geekbench - OpenCL	16577 vs 10056
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1849 vs 1671
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1849 vs 1671

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1845

5467

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

448

471

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

10056

16577

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1671

1849

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1671

1849

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3175

1673

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3175

1673

Name	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
PassMark - G3D Mark	1845	5467
PassMark - G2D Mark	448	471
Geekbench - OpenCL	10056	16577
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1671	1849
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1671	1849
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3175	1673
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3175	1673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		46.352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		930.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		3.656
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		29.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		97.861
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		6875
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		6875
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Kepler
Code name	Skylake GT4e	GK104
Launch date	1 September 2015	3 May 2012
Place in performance rating	746	749
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$999
Price now		$999
Value for money (0-100)		7.01
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1019 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	915 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	72	2x 1536
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	300 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	3,540 million
CUDA cores		3072
Floating-point performance		2x 3,130 gflops
Texture fill rate		234 billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort, Two Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini...
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		11.0" (27.9 cm)
SLI options		Quad
Supplementary power connectors		Two 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4	GDDR5
Shared memory	1
Memory bandwidth		384 GB / s
Memory bus width		512-bit (256-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed		6008 MHz
Technologies
Quick Sync
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
3D Vision Live
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
DirectX 11		DirectX 11
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA