Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
VS
AMD Radeon HD 7870
Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
VS
AMD Radeon HD 7870

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 and AMD Radeon HD 7870. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

468
Place in performance rating
269
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Value for money (0-100)
35.89
Gen. 9 Skylake
Architecture
GCN
Skylake GT4e
Code name
Pitcairn XT
Laptop
Type
Desktop
1 September 2015 (6 years ago)
Release date
5 March 2012 (9 years ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$412.83
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Price now
$406 (1x MSRP)
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Value for money
4.82
Skylake GT4e
GPU code name
Pitcairn XT
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 and AMD Radeon HD 7870 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

576
Pipelines
1280
350 MHz
Core clock speed
1000 MHz
1050 MHz
Boost Clock
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189 million
Transistor count
2800 Million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
15 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
175 Watt
75.60
Texture fill rate
80.00
72
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1280
1100 MHz
Boost clock speed
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189 million
Number of transistors
2800 Million
15 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
175 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 and AMD Radeon HD 7870.

PCIe 3.0 x1
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
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Length
241 mm
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Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 and AMD Radeon HD 7870 can be seen in this section.

DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Memory type
GDDR5
64 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
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Memory bus width
256 Bit
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Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
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Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 and AMD Radeon HD 7870, the size and number of monitors.

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Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Eyefinity
+
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HDMI
+

Technologies

The difference between Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 and AMD Radeon HD 7870 is the additional functionality.

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CrossFire
+
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Quick Sync
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API support

The difference in supported APIs is Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 and AMD Radeon HD 7870. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
4.6
OpenGL
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1.1.97
Vulkan
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6.4
Shader Model
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2.1
OpenCL
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Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 and AMD Radeon HD 7870 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 or AMD Radeon HD 7870 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
AMD Radeon HD 7870
Death Stranding (2020) Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
AMD Radeon HD 7870
F1 2020 (2020) Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
AMD Radeon HD 7870
Gears Tactics (2020) Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
AMD Radeon HD 7870
Doom Eternal (2020) Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
AMD Radeon HD 7870
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

Less power consumption (15 Watt vs 175 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (64 GB vs 2 GB)

Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870

12.03% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (1280 vs 576)

So, Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 or AMD Radeon HD 7870?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon HD 7870 .

Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 versus AMD Radeon HD 7870 performance benchmarks comparison

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