Iris Pro Graphics 580 vs Radeon Sky 500

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Iris Pro Graphics 580 and Radeon Sky 500. 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 Iris Pro Graphics 580 and Radeon Sky 500. 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 580 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Pro Graphics 580 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 580 here:

Main Specs

  Iris Pro Graphics 580 Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 64 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 900% more power consumption, than Iris Pro Graphics 580.
  • Iris Pro Graphics 580 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Iris Pro Graphics 580 has 60 GB more memory, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • Iris Pro Graphics 580 is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • Iris Pro Graphics 580 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 600 MHz higher, than Iris Pro Graphics 580.
  • Iris Pro Graphics 580 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 20−22 60−65
medium / 1080p 10−12 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 580.

Full Specs

  Iris Pro Graphics 580 Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN 1.0
Code name Skylake GT4e Pitcairn
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 September 2015 27 March 2013
Pipelines 72 1280
Core clock speed 350 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 72.00 76.00
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 154 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.97 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Quick Sync +
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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