Radeon R6 (Carrizo) vs Iris Pro Graphics P580

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Pro Graphics P580 and Radeon R6 (Carrizo), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Pro Graphics P580
2015
64 GB DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4, 15 Watt
5.26
+248%

Iris Pro Graphics P580 outperforms R6 (Carrizo) by a whopping 248% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking622978
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency24.182.98
ArchitectureGeneration 9.0 (2015−2016)GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameSkylake GT4eCarrizo
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)4 June 2015 (9 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 cores576384
Core clock speed350 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1050 MHz800 MHz
Number of transistors189 million2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm+28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt12-35 Watt
Texture fill rate75.60no data
Floating-point processing power1.21 TFLOPSno data
ROPs9no data
TMUs72no data

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceRing Busno data

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 typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4no data
Maximum RAM amount64 GBno data
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64/128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

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.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-

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 HD35−40
+218%
11
−218%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Valorant 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Dota 2 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+127%
10−12
−127%
Fortnite 30−35
+343%
7−8
−343%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Valorant 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
World of Tanks 85−90
+174%
31
−174%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Dota 2 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+127%
10−12
−127%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Valorant 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+278%
9−10
−278%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1
World of Tanks 35−40
+322%
9−10
−322%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Valorant 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Fortnite 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4 0−1
Valorant 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

This is how Iris Pro Graphics P580 and R6 (Carrizo) compete in popular games:

  • Iris Pro Graphics P580 is 218% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Pro Graphics P580 is 1200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Pro Graphics P580 is ahead in 43 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.26 1.51
Recency 1 September 2015 4 June 2015
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 12 Watt

Iris Pro Graphics P580 has a 248.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

R6 (Carrizo), on the other hand, has 25% lower power consumption.

The Iris Pro Graphics P580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R6 (Carrizo) in performance tests.


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