GeForce GTX 850A vs Iris Pro Graphics P580

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 850A and Iris Pro Graphics P580. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 850A and Iris Pro Graphics P580. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Iris Pro Graphics P580 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Pro Graphics P580 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Iris Pro Graphics P580 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 850A Iris Pro Graphics P580
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Memory type DDR3 DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 64 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 850A has 200% more power consumption, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Iris Pro Graphics P580 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • Iris Pro Graphics P580 has 62 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 850A.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is used in Desktops, and Iris Pro Graphics P580 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Iris Pro Graphics P580 - with Gen. 9 Skylake.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 850A is 552 MHz higher, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Pro Graphics P580 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 10−11
ultra / 1080p 0−1 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 21−24
medium / 1080p 3−4 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Iris Pro Graphics P580 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than GeForce GTX 850A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 850A Iris Pro Graphics P580
Architecture Maxwell Gen. 9 Skylake
Code name GM107 Skylake GT4e
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 March 2014 1 September 2015
Pipelines 640 72
Core clock speed 902 MHz 350 MHz
Boost Clock 936 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 37.44 75.60
Floating-point performance 1,198 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.97
CUDA 5.0
Quick Sync +
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