Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M

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Combined performance score

GTX 950M
6.67
+40.4%

GeForce GTX 950M outperforms Iris Pro Graphics 580 by 40% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking527605
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.800.13
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Gen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016)
GPU code nameN16P-GTSkylake GT4e
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 March 2015 (9 years old)1 September 2015 (8 years old)
Current price$797 $2427
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 950M has 515% better value for money than Iris Pro Graphics 580.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores64072
CUDA cores640no data
Core clock speed914 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHz1050 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate44.9672.00
Floating-point performance1,439 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 950M and Iris Pro Graphics 580 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x1
SLI options+no data

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR3 or GDDR5DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount4 GB64 GB
Memory bus width128 BiteDRAM + 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 or 2500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth32 or 80 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+no data
GeForce ShadowPlay+no data
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+no data
Optimus+no data
BatteryBoost+no data
Quick Syncno data+
Ansel+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.97
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 950M 6.67
+40.4%
Iris Pro Graphics 580 4.75

GeForce GTX 950M outperforms Iris Pro Graphics 580 by 40% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 950M 2586
+40.5%
Iris Pro Graphics 580 1841

GeForce GTX 950M outperforms Iris Pro Graphics 580 by 40% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 950M 4367
+35.6%
Iris Pro Graphics 580 3220

GeForce GTX 950M outperforms Iris Pro Graphics 580 by 36% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 950M 3200
+68.2%
Iris Pro Graphics 580 1903

GeForce GTX 950M outperforms Iris Pro Graphics 580 by 68% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 950M 21356
+46.3%
Iris Pro Graphics 580 14594

GeForce GTX 950M outperforms Iris Pro Graphics 580 by 46% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 950M 198867
+7.6%
Iris Pro Graphics 580 184880

GeForce GTX 950M outperforms Iris Pro Graphics 580 by 8% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD30
+66.7%
18
−66.7%
1440p21
+50%
14−16
−50%
4K16
+60%
10−12
−60%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 23
+156%
9−10
−156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Battlefield 5 31
+121%
14−16
−121%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 23
+130%
10−11
−130%
Far Cry New Dawn 22
+120%
10−11
−120%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Hitman 3 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19
+111%
9−10
−111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Battlefield 5 26
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 21
+110%
10−11
−110%
Far Cry New Dawn 20
+100%
10−11
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Hitman 3 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Metro Exodus 5
−40%
7−8
+40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 15
+25%
12−14
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+90%
10−11
−90%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Battlefield 5 20
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 19
+90%
10−11
−90%
Far Cry New Dawn 19
+90%
10−11
−90%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+10%
10−11
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Hitman 3 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 6
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

This is how GTX 950M and Iris Pro Graphics 580 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 950M is 66.7% faster than Iris Pro Graphics 580

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 950M is 50% faster than Iris Pro Graphics 580

4K resolution:

  • GTX 950M is 60% faster than Iris Pro Graphics 580

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 950M is 200% faster than the Iris Pro Graphics 580.
  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Iris Pro Graphics 580 is 40% faster than the GTX 950M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 950M is ahead in 59 tests (97%)
  • Iris Pro Graphics 580 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 6.67 4.75
Recency 12 March 2015 1 September 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 64 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 15 Watt

The GeForce GTX 950M is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Pro Graphics 580 in performance tests.


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