GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs Iris Pro Graphics P580

Place in the ranking	623	172
Place by popularity	not in top-100	69
Power efficiency	24.09	28.09
Architecture	Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Skylake GT4e	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	12 January 2021 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	576	3840
Core clock speed	350 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	1425 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm+	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	75.60	171.0
Floating-point processing power	1.21 TFLOPS	10.94 TFLOPS
ROPs	9	48
TMUs	72	120
Tensor Cores	no data	120
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	30

Form factor & compatibility

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

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	Ring Bus	PCIe 4.0 x16

VRAM capacity and type

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 type	DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	336.0 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors

Portable Device Dependent

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 P580 5.05

RTX 3060 Mobile 31.40
+522%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Iris Pro Graphics P580 2020

RTX 3060 Mobile 12550
+521%

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 HD	14−16 −600%	98 +600%
1440p	10−12 −550%	65 +550%
4K	6−7 −600%	42 +600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −836%	103 +836%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −481%	90−95 +481%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −636%	81 +636%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −786%	195 +786%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −1050%	115 +1050%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −623%	94 +623%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −319%	65−70 +319%
Valorant	16−18 −713%	130−140 +713%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −481%	90−95 +481%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −509%	67 +509%
Dota 2	16−18 −629%	124 +629%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −220%	80 +220%
Fortnite	30−35 −387%	150−160 +387%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −618%	158 +618%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −890%	99 +890%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −612%	121 +612%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −500%	78 +500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −318%	180−190 +318%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −250%	56 +250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −553%	110−120 +553%
Valorant	16−18 −531%	101 +531%
World of Tanks	85−90 −226%	270−280 +226%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −481%	90−95 +481%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −369%	61 +369%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −436%	59 +436%
Dota 2	16−18 −629%	124 +629%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −256%	85−90 +256%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −536%	140 +536%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −710%	81 +710%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −318%	180−190 +318%
Valorant	16−18 −975%	172 +975%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 −1400%	75 +1400%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −1400%	75 +1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −415%	170−180 +415%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −900%	40 +900%
World of Tanks	35−40 −453%	210−220 +453%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −688%	60−65 +688%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 −600%	27−30 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −640%	37 +640%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −1000%	121 +1000%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −1022%	101 +1022%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −800%	63 +800%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1600%	85 +1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −563%	50−55 +563%
Valorant	14−16 −907%	141 +907%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −100%	21−24 +100%
Dota 2	16−18 −329%	73 +329%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −356%	73 +356%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −3000%	31 +3000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −587%	100−110 +587%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −633%	22 +633%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −356%	73 +356%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −800%	35−40 +800%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −100%	21−24 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −700%	16 +700%
Dota 2	16−18 −459%	95 +459%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −667%	45−50 +667%
Fortnite	4−5 −975%	40−45 +975%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1100%	60 +1100%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −1033%	34 +1033%
Valorant	5−6 −1140%	62 +1140%

This is how Iris Pro Graphics P580 and RTX 3060 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Mobile is 600% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 550% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 600% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3060 Mobile is 3000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3060 Mobile surpassed Iris Pro Graphics P580 in all 64 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.05	31.40
Recency	1 September 2015	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt

Iris Pro Graphics P580 has a 966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 521.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Pro Graphics P580 in performance tests.

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