Iris Pro Graphics P580 vs Radeon HD 5970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Pro Graphics P580 and Radeon HD 5970, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Iris Pro Graphics P580 stacks up against Radeon HD 5970, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 5970

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:

Iris Pro Graphics P580 Laptops

Main Specs

	Iris Pro Graphics P580	Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	294 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5970 has 1860% more power consumption, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
Iris Pro Graphics P580 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Iris Pro Graphics P580 has 63 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
Iris Pro Graphics P580 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5970 - in Desktops.
Iris Pro Graphics P580 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 375 MHz higher, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
Iris Pro Graphics P580 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−11	10−12
ultra / 1080p	6−7	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	21−24	24−27
medium / 1080p	12−14	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	18−20	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Battlefield 5 is 4% more, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Iris Pro Graphics P580 and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	170−180	180−190
medium / 768p	140−150	150−160
ultra / 1080p	70−75	75−80
QHD / 1440p	40−45	45−50
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	30−33
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
low / 768p	90−95	95−100
medium / 768p	75−80	80−85
ultra / 1080p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Dota 2 is 6% more, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
high / 1080p	10−12	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−12	12−14
4K / 2160p	4−5	5−6
low / 720p	27−30	30−33
medium / 1080p	12−14	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Far Cry 5 is 15% more, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
high / 1080p	18−20	20−22
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	75−80	80−85
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Fortnite is 8% more, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
QHD / 1440p	4−5	5−6
low / 720p	35−40	40−45
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 16% more, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
low / 768p	65−70	70−75
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
high / 1080p	18−20	21−24
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
high / 1080p	6−7	7−8
ultra / 1080p	5−6	5−6
4K / 2160p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	18−20	21−24
medium / 1080p	9−10	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Metro Exodus is 12% more, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	90−95	95−100
medium / 1080p	95−100	100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Minecraft is 3% more, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
high / 1080p	18−20	20−22
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	40−45	45−50
medium / 1080p	20−22	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 12% more, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	21−24
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
low / 768p	35−40	40−45
medium / 768p	21−24	24−27
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 11% more, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.
low / 768p	90−95	95−100
medium / 768p	50−55	55−60
ultra / 1080p	24−27	27−30
high / 768p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in World of Tanks is 7% more, than Iris Pro Graphics P580.

Full Specs

	Iris Pro Graphics P580	Radeon HD 5970
Architecture	Gen. 9 Skylake	TeraScale 2
Code name	Skylake GT4e	Hemlock
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 September 2015	18 November 2009
Pipelines	72	1600
Core clock speed	350 MHz	725 MHz
Boost Clock	1100 MHz
Transistor count	189 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	75.60	58.00
Floating-point performance		2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length		305 mm
Memory bus width		256 Bit
Memory clock speed		4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth		128.0 GB/s
Shared memory	+
DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	2.1	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.97	N/A
Quick Sync	+
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Iris Pro Graphics P580 vs Radeon HD 5970

Iris Pro Graphics P580 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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