Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 540

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 540 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 Quadro FX 540

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580

Videocard is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 110 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
512x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 128 MB
27.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2231 vs 81
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 509 vs 294

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 9 August 2004
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 110 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 128 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2231 vs 81
PassMark - G2D Mark	509 vs 294

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 540

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2231

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

509

294

Name	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580	NVIDIA Quadro FX 540
PassMark - G3D Mark	2231	81
PassMark - G2D Mark	509	294
Geekbench - OpenCL	10003
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1671
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1671
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3175
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3175

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580	NVIDIA Quadro FX 540
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Curie
Code name	Skylake GT4e	NV43 A2
Launch date	1 September 2015	9 August 2004
Place in performance rating	665	550
Type	Laptop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$299
Price now		$59.99
Value for money (0-100)		1.71
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	110 nm
Pipelines	72
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	146 million
Texture fill rate		2.4 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length		198 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	9.0c
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	128 MB
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4	GDDR3
Shared memory	1
Memory bandwidth		8 GB / s
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		500 MHz
Technologies
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