Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded benchmark data splits this comparison into two completely separate worlds. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB has a single benchmark entry, 3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12, scoring 4791 points. The Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 has no entry in that test whatsoever. Conversely, the Intel part appears in two Geekbench tests: OpenCL scoring 5042 and Vulkan scoring 3677, while the RTX 3080 12 GB has no recorded results for either of those workloads. There is no overlap in tested applications, so the database contains zero head-to-head benchmark wins for either product.

This means the "winning" scenario is defined by which workload you actually run. The RTX 3080 12 GB wins in any DirectX 12 Ultimate scenario, as its sole measurement comes from a DX12 test. The Iris Pro 5200 wins in OpenCL and Vulkan compute workloads, because those are the only tests where it has recorded data. The data does not show a single application where both chips competed directly. The absence of shared benchmarks is itself the most important finding: these products cannot be compared through identical tests in the current database.

The percentile rankings reinforce the separation. The RTX 3080 12 GB sits at the 28th percentile among all GPUs, while the Iris Pro 5200 sits at the 26th percentile. Despite the massive architectural gulf, their overall percentile positions are surprisingly close, differing by only two points. This suggests the database's average benchmark score calculation, which uses different test suites for each card, produces a compressed picture of their relative standing. The RTX 3080 12 GB has an average score of 4791, and the Iris Pro 5200 has an average of 4360, a difference of about 9.9 percent. In raw average terms the NVIDIA card leads, but the test sets are not comparable.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from entirely different eras and design philosophies. The RTX 3080 12 GB uses the GA102 chip built on Ampere architecture, manufactured by Samsung on an 8 nm process. It packs 28,300 million transistors into a 628 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 45.1 million per square millimeter. The Iris Pro 5200 uses the Haswell GT3e chip, part of Intel's Generation 7.5 architecture, built on Intel's 22 nm process. The database lists no transistor count, die size, or density for the Intel part, leaving those physical characteristics undocumented.

The feature sets diverge sharply. The RTX 3080 12 GB includes 70 ray tracing cores and 280 tensor cores, hardware that the Iris Pro 5200 completely lacks. The NVIDIA card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Intel part supports DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.3, and Vulkan 1.0. Both support DirectX 12 and Vulkan, but the NVIDIA implementation is a newer, more feature-complete version. The Iris Pro's DirectX 12 support is limited to the 11_1 feature level, which excludes many modern rendering features.

Memory architecture could not be more different. The RTX 3080 12 GB has 12 GB of dedicated GDDR6X memory on a 384 bit bus, delivering 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth. The Iris Pro 5200 uses System Shared memory, with its type, bus width, and bandwidth all listed as System Dependent. The NVIDIA card has its own memory pool with enormous bandwidth, while the Intel part borrows from the host system and is constrained by whatever memory configuration the motherboard provides. Clock behavior also differs: the RTX 3080 12 GB runs at a 1260 MHz base and 1710 MHz boost, while the Iris Pro 5200 runs at a 200 MHz base and 1150 MHz boost, though the integrated chip's clocks depend heavily on system thermals and power limits.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has more shading units?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB has 8960 shading units. The Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 has 320 shading units. The NVIDIA part also has 280 texture mapping units and 96 raster output pipelines, compared to 40 TMUs and 4 ROPs on the Intel chip.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The RTX 3080 12 GB has a TDP of 350 W and requires a 1x 12-pin power connector with a suggested 750 W power supply. The Iris Pro 5200 has a TDP of 45 W and lists no power connectors or suggested PSU, since it is an integrated graphics processor drawing power from the motherboard.

Q: How do their compute rates compare?

A: The RTX 3080 12 GB delivers 30.64 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and the same 30.64 TFLOPS for FP16, at a 1:1 ratio. The Iris Pro 5200 delivers 736.0 GFLOPS of FP32 performance, with no FP16 figure recorded. The NVIDIA card's FP32 rate is roughly 41.6 times higher than the Intel part's.

Q: Do both support ray tracing?

A: No. The RTX 3080 12 GB includes 70 dedicated ray tracing cores. The Iris Pro 5200 has no ray tracing cores listed in the database. This is a fundamental hardware difference, not a driver or software limitation.

Q: What are their release dates?

A: The RTX 3080 12 GB was released on January 10, 2022. The Iris Pro 5200 was released on June 2, 2013. Both are marked as end-of-life in production status.

Q: Which card has better Vulkan support?

A: The RTX 3080 12 GB supports Vulkan 1.4, while the Iris Pro 5200 supports Vulkan 1.0. The database records a Geekbench Vulkan score of 3677 for the Iris Pro, but no Vulkan score exists for the RTX 3080 12 GB, so direct performance cannot be compared.

Specification Differences

The table below covers only fields where the two GPUs differ. Identical or null fields are omitted.

| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | Ampere | Generation 7.5 |

| Process Node | 8 nm | 22 nm |

| Foundry | Samsung | Intel |

| Transistors | 28,300 million | Not listed |

| Die Size | 628 mm² | Not listed |

| Transistor Density | 45.1M / mm² | Not listed |

| Base Clock | 1260 MHz | 200 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1710 MHz | 1150 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective | System Shared |

| Memory Size | 12 GB | System Shared |

| Memory Type | GDDR6X | System Shared |

| Memory Bus Width | 384 bit | System Shared |

| Memory Bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | System Dependent |

| Shading Units | 8960 | 320 |

| TMUs | 280 | 40 |

| ROPs | 96 | 4 |

| RT Cores | 70 | None |

| Tensor Cores | 280 | None |

| Pixel Rate | 164.2 GPixel/s | 4.600 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 478.8 GTexel/s | 46.00 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 30.64 TFLOPS | 736.0 GFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 30.64 TFLOPS (1:1) | Not listed |

| TDP | 350 W | 45 W |

| Slot Width | Dual-slot | IGP |

| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | None |

| Suggested PSU | 750 W | Not listed |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | Ring Bus |

| Display Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Motherboard Dependent |

| DirectX Support | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_1) |

| OpenGL Support | 4.6 | 4.3 |

| Vulkan Support | 1.4 | 1.0 |

| Dimensions | 285 mm length, 112 mm height, 40 mm width | Not listed |

| Release Date | January 10, 2022 | June 2, 2013 |

| Launch MSRP | 799 USD | Not listed |

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database lists no head-to-head benchmark results between these two GPUs. The wins counter reads zero for both sides because no shared test exists. This is a rare situation in the database, where two end-of-life products from different eras simply never crossed paths in the same workload.

Looking at the individual results, the RTX 3080 12 GB achieves 4791 points in 3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12. Its nearest rivals in that test are the AMD Radeon R5 M255 at 4788 points, which is 0.1 percent behind, and the AMD Radeon R5 M335 at 4752 points, which is 0.8 percent behind. The NVIDIA GeForce 940MX scores 4844, putting it 1.1 percent ahead of the RTX 3080 12 GB, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M scores 4855, 1.3 percent ahead. So in this DX12 test, the RTX 3080 12 GB essentially trades blows with old entry-level discrete GPUs, sitting within a narrow 1.3 percent band of all four rivals.

The Iris Pro 5200 posts a Geekbench OpenCL score of 5042 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 3677. Its average benchmark score is 4360. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 at 4335 points, which is 0.6 percent behind, and the AMD FirePro W2100 at 4295 points, which is 1.5 percent behind. The NVIDIA GeForce 930M scores 4388, 0.6 percent ahead, and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 645M scores 4411, 1.2 percent ahead. The most striking detail is that a 2013 integrated GPU from Intel is listed as a nearest rival to the RTX 4070 GDDR6, a modern discrete card. This speaks to how the average score calculation, mixing OpenCL and Vulkan results, can create odd pairings.

The average benchmark scores show the RTX 3080 12 GB at 4791 versus the Iris Pro 5200 at 4360, a difference of 431 points. Expressed as a percentage, the NVIDIA card is about 9.9 percent higher. But because the test suites differ completely, this number should not be read as a true performance comparison. It is a comparison of database averages from non-overlapping workloads.

The Verdict

The data supports a clear but narrow verdict: the RTX 3080 12 GB is the stronger product in modern DirectX 12 workloads, while the Iris Pro 5200 has measurable OpenCL and Vulkan results that the NVIDIA card lacks. If a user needs DX12 Ultimate features, the RTX 3080 12 GB is the only choice, as it scores 4791 in the 3dmark Steel Nomad DX12 test and supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6. The Iris Pro 5200 cannot run that test, and its DirectX 12 support stops at the 11_1 feature level.

For users running OpenCL or Vulkan applications, the Iris Pro 5200 has recorded data: 5042 in Geekbench OpenCL and 3677 in Geekbench Vulkan. The RTX 3080 12 GB has no entries for these tests, so the database cannot confirm how it would perform. This is not evidence that the Intel chip is faster; it is evidence that the database has no comparative measurement.

The physical specifications make the intended use cases obvious. The RTX 3080 12 GB is a dual-slot, 285 mm long, 350 W discrete card with a 750 W suggested PSU, requiring a 1x 12-pin power connector. It belongs in a desktop tower with serious power delivery. The Iris Pro 5200 is an IGP with 45 W TDP and no power connectors, living on the motherboard and using system memory. One is a dedicated high-performance component; the other is an integrated fallback.

The percentile positions, 28th for NVIDIA and 26th for Intel, are close enough that the database treats them as roughly comparable overall performers. This is misleading if interpreted as real-world gaming equivalence. The RTX 3080 12 GB has 70 RT cores, 280 tensor cores, 12 GB of GDDR6X, and 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth. The Iris Pro 5200 has none of those features and shares system memory. The compute rates differ by a factor of roughly 41.6 in FP32. The database averages simply reflect different test selections.

The launch MSRP for the RTX 3080 12 GB was 799 USD. The Iris Pro 5200 has no launch MSRP listed. The RTX 3080 12 GB is a product from January 2022, and the Iris Pro 5200 is from June 2013. Both are end-of-life.

The verdict for a buyer depends entirely on the workload. For any DirectX 12 game or application, the RTX 3080 12 GB is the only one with a recorded score and the only one with appropriate hardware features. For OpenCL or Vulkan tasks, the Iris Pro 5200 has documented results, but the RTX 3080 12 GB cannot be ruled out without data. The database cannot declare a winner in shared benchmarks, because no shared benchmark exists. What the data does show is two products occupying different performance tiers, different power envelopes, and different eras, with only the average score of 4791 versus 4360 hinting at the NVIDIA card's overall lead.