NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile vs Intel Iris Graphics 540

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Combined performance score

Iris Graphics 540
3.05

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 756% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking721190
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.126.16
ArchitectureGen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameSkylake GT3eN19E-Q1
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date1 September 2015 (8 years old)27 May 2019 (4 years old)
Current price$1043 $2393
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3000 Mobile has 5033% better value for money than Iris Graphics 540.

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 cores481920
Core clock speed300 MHz945 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz1380 MHz
Number of transistors189 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate50.40198.7

Size and compatibility

Information on Iris Graphics 540 and Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x1PCIe 3.0 x16

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 typeeDRAMGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount64 MB6 GB
Memory bus widtheDRAM + 64/128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared14000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 GB/s
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
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

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

VR Readyno data+
Quick Sync+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.1.971.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

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.

Iris Graphics 540 3.05
RTX 3000 Mobile 26.10
+756%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 756% 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%

Iris Graphics 540 1256
RTX 3000 Mobile 10116
+705%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 705% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Iris Graphics 540 8828
RTX 3000 Mobile 50309
+470%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 470% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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%

Iris Graphics 540 2212
RTX 3000 Mobile 19879
+799%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 799% 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%

Iris Graphics 540 1448
RTX 3000 Mobile 14842
+925%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 925% 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%

Iris Graphics 540 11327
RTX 3000 Mobile 91394
+707%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 707% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Iris Graphics 540 17
RTX 3000 Mobile 74
+339%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 339% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Iris Graphics 540 26
RTX 3000 Mobile 111
+321%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 321% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Iris Graphics 540 3
RTX 3000 Mobile 114
+3954%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 3954% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Iris Graphics 540 15
RTX 3000 Mobile 116
+650%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 650% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Iris Graphics 540 4
RTX 3000 Mobile 46
+1079%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 1079% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Iris Graphics 540 9
RTX 3000 Mobile 82
+865%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 865% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Iris Graphics 540 0
RTX 3000 Mobile 12
+5800%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 5800% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Iris Graphics 540 9
RTX 3000 Mobile 82
+865%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 865% in SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase.

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Iris Graphics 540 17
RTX 3000 Mobile 74
+339%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 339% in SPECviewperf 12 - Maya.

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Iris Graphics 540 15
RTX 3000 Mobile 116
+650%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 650% in SPECviewperf 12 - Catia.

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Iris Graphics 540 26
RTX 3000 Mobile 111
+321%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 321% in SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks.

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Iris Graphics 540 3
RTX 3000 Mobile 114
+3954%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 3954% in SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX.

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Iris Graphics 540 4
RTX 3000 Mobile 46
+1079%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 1079% in SPECviewperf 12 - Medical.

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Iris Graphics 540 0.2
RTX 3000 Mobile 11.8
+5800%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Iris Graphics 540 by 5800% in SPECviewperf 12 - Energy.

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 HD23
−313%
95
+313%
4K10−12
−780%
88
+780%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−617%
40−45
+617%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−1825%
77
+1825%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 45−50
Battlefield 5 7−8
−1100%
80−85
+1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−475%
65−70
+475%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−617%
40−45
+617%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1260%
65−70
+1260%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1720%
91
+1720%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−975%
85−90
+975%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1217%
75−80
+1217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−1020%
55−60
+1020%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−600%
40−45
+600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−1011%
100
+1011%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−1450%
62
+1450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 45−50
Battlefield 5 7−8
−1100%
80−85
+1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−475%
65−70
+475%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−617%
40−45
+617%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1260%
65−70
+1260%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1620%
86
+1620%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−975%
85−90
+975%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1217%
75−80
+1217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−1020%
55−60
+1020%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−1000%
40−45
+1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−600%
40−45
+600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−833%
84
+833%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−1457%
109
+1457%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−875%
39
+875%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 45−50
Battlefield 5 7−8
−1100%
80−85
+1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−617%
40−45
+617%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1260%
65−70
+1260%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1440%
77
+1440%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−975%
85−90
+975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−700%
56
+700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−700%
40−45
+700%
Hitman 3 6−7
−633%
40−45
+633%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−250%
35−40
+250%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−2500%
24−27
+2500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 27−30
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−750%
16−18
+750%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−800%
45−50
+800%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−2600%
50−55
+2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−967%
30−35
+967%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Hitman 3 3−4
−733%
24−27
+733%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1600%
16−18
+1600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 7−8
Far Cry 5 4−5
−450%
21−24
+450%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−333%
24−27
+333%

This is how Iris Graphics 540 and RTX 3000 Mobile compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 3000 Mobile is 313% faster than Iris Graphics 540

4K resolution:

  • RTX 3000 Mobile is 780% faster than Iris Graphics 540

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3000 Mobile is 2600% faster than the Iris Graphics 540.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3000 Mobile surpassed Iris Graphics 540 in all 53 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.05 26.10
Recency 1 September 2015 27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 80 Watt

The Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Graphics 540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Graphics 540 is a notebook graphics card while Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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