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    GeForce GTX 580M vs Iris Graphics 550

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 580M and Iris Graphics 550. 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 580M and Iris Graphics 550. 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.
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    GeForce GTX 580M and Iris Graphics 550 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 580M and Iris Graphics 550 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 580M or Iris Graphics 550 here:

    GeForce GTX 580M Laptops
    Iris Graphics 550 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 580M Iris Graphics 550
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 15 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x1
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 eDRAM
    Maximum RAM amount 2 MB 64 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 580M has 566% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 550.
    • GeForce GTX 580M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Iris Graphics 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
    • Iris Graphics 550 has 62 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 580M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 580M is build with Fermi architecture, and Iris Graphics 550 - with Gen. 9 Skylake.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 580M is 320 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 550.
    • GeForce GTX 580M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Iris Graphics 550 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 9−10
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
    low / 720p 24−27 21−24
    medium / 1080p 14−16 10−12
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Iris Graphics 550.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 580M Iris Graphics 550
    Architecture Fermi Gen. 9 Skylake
    Code name N12E-GTX2 Skylake GT3e
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 28 June 2011 1 September 2015
    Pipelines 384 48
    Core clock speed 620 MHz 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 189 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 39.7 billion/sec 52.80
    Floating-point performance 952.3 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - +
    DirectX 12 API 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.1
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.97
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 384
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0
    SLI options +
    3D Blu-Ray +
    3D Gaming +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Quick Sync +
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