FirePro W9000 vs Iris Plus Graphics 655

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W9000 and Iris Plus Graphics 655, 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 FirePro W9000 stacks up against Iris Plus Graphics 655, check out specs charts below.

Iris Plus Graphics 655 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Plus Graphics 655 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 Plus Graphics 655 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 Iris Plus Graphics 655
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W9000 has 2233% more power consumption, than Iris Plus Graphics 655.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 - with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 675 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 655.
  • FirePro W9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Plus Graphics 655 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 12−14
ultra / 1080p 21−24 7−8
QHD / 1440p 16−18 2−3
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 27−30
medium / 1080p 40−45 16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than Iris Plus Graphics 655.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Iris Plus Graphics 655
Architecture GCN 1.0 Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
Code name Tahiti Kaby Lake GT3e
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 1 September 2017
Pipelines 2048 48
Core clock speed 975 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 50.40
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.103
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s
Quick Sync +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
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