Unsymmetric case Upper Hessenberg: O(n3) QR iteration step: O(n2) QR iteration: O(nquadn3) Convergence: ε→O(ε2) Symmetric case Upper Hessenberg: O(n3) QR iteration step: O(n) QR iteration: O(ncubn2) Convergence: ε→O(ε3)