Iris Pro Graphics 580 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Iris Pro Graphics 580 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5. 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5. 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 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Iris Pro Graphics 580 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 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 Iris Pro Graphics 580 or Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 here:

Main Specs

  Iris Pro Graphics 580 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1
Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 64 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Iris Pro Graphics 580 has 63 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Iris Pro Graphics 580 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 604 MHz higher, than Iris Pro Graphics 580.
  • Iris Pro Graphics 580 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 9−10
ultra / 1080p 5−6 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 20−22 21−24
medium / 1080p 10−12 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 9% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 580.

Full Specs

  Iris Pro Graphics 580 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake Maxwell
Code name Skylake GT4e Surface Book
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 September 2015 1 October 2015
Pipelines 72 384
Core clock speed 350 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz 993 MHz
Transistor count 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 72.00
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
Shared memory + -
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.1
Vulkan 1.1.97
CUDA +
Optimus +
Quick Sync +
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