AMD Radeon R7 250 vs Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

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Combined performance score

Iris Pro Graphics 580
4.75
+70.9%

Iris Pro Graphics 580 outperforms Radeon R7 250 by 71% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking605758
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.130.10
ArchitectureGen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameSkylake GT4eOland XT
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date1 September 2015 (8 years old)1 October 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$89
Current price$2427 $256 (2.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Iris Pro Graphics 580 has 30% better value for money than R7 250.

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 cores72384
Core clock speed350 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1050 MHz1050 MHz
Number of transistors189 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate72.0025.20
Floating-point performanceno data716.8 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Iris Pro Graphics 580 and Radeon R7 250 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x1PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataN/A

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 typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount64 GB2 GB
Memory bus widtheDRAM + 64/128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1150 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data72 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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMIno data+
DisplayPort supportno data-

Technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data+
CrossFireno data1
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data-
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data-
DDMA audiono data+
Quick Sync+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.1.97no data
Mantleno 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.

Iris Pro Graphics 580 4.75
+70.9%
R7 250 2.78

Iris Pro Graphics 580 outperforms Radeon R7 250 by 71% 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 Pro Graphics 580 1841
+71.1%
R7 250 1076

Iris Pro Graphics 580 outperforms Radeon R7 250 by 71% 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%

Iris Pro Graphics 580 3220
+16%
R7 250 2775

Iris Pro Graphics 580 outperforms Radeon R7 250 by 16% 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 Pro Graphics 580 1903
R7 250 2145
+12.7%

Radeon R7 250 outperforms Iris Pro Graphics 580 by 13% 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 Pro Graphics 580 14594
R7 250 15080
+3.3%

Radeon R7 250 outperforms Iris Pro Graphics 580 by 3% in 3DMark Cloud Gate 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 HD18
−5.6%
19
+5.6%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

This is how Iris Pro Graphics 580 and R7 250 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • R7 250 is 5.6% faster than Iris Pro Graphics 580

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Pro Graphics 580 is 500% faster than the R7 250.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Pro Graphics 580 is ahead in 51 test (96%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.75 2.78
Recency 1 September 2015 1 October 2013
Maximum RAM amount 64 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 75 Watt

The Iris Pro Graphics 580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Pro Graphics 580 is a notebook card while Radeon R7 250 is a desktop 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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