NVIDIA GeForce MX150 vs Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX150 and Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 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, 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce MX150

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 3.1x more core clock speed: 937 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • Around 4% higher boost clock speed: 1038 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • 5.3x more pipelines: 384 vs 72
  • Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 15 Watt
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2277 vs 1978
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9414 vs 8750
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 495.238 vs 450.087
  • Around 54% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 38.965 vs 25.346
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 145.794 vs 67.077
  • Around 52% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4330 vs 2846
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3710 vs 1668
  • Around 52% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4330 vs 2846
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3710 vs 1668
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 May 2017 vs 1 September 2015
Core clock speed 937 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed 1038 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Pipelines 384 vs 72
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2277 vs 1978
Geekbench - OpenCL 9414 vs 8750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 495.238 vs 450.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 38.965 vs 25.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 145.794 vs 67.077
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4330 vs 2846
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3710 vs 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4330 vs 2846
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3710 vs 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3355

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

  • 32x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 68% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 361 vs 215
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 49.11 vs 45.905
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.059 vs 2.365
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 361 vs 215
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 49.11 vs 45.905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.059 vs 2.365

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX150
GPU 2: Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2277
1978
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
215
361
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
9414
8750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
45.905
49.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
495.238
450.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.365
3.059
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
38.965
25.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
145.794
67.077
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4330
2846
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
1668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4330
2846
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
1668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3355
Name NVIDIA GeForce MX150 Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
PassMark - G3D Mark 2277 1978
PassMark - G2D Mark 215 361
Geekbench - OpenCL 9414 8750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 45.905 49.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 495.238 450.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.365 3.059
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 38.965 25.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 145.794 67.077
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4330 2846
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3710 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4330 2846
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3710 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 3355
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 994

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce MX150 Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Generation 9.0
Code name GP108 Skylake GT4e
Launch date 17 May 2017 1 September 2015
Place in performance rating 905 993
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1038 MHz 1000 MHz
Core clock speed 937 MHz 300 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 384 72
Texture fill rate 46.98 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 15 Watt
Transistor count 1,800 million 189 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 64 GB
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4
Shared memory 0 1

Technologies

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