FirePro W9000 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W9000 and Iris Xe Graphics G7, 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 Xe Graphics G7, check out specs charts below.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Xe Graphics G7 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 Xe Graphics G7 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 Iris Xe Graphics G7
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR4
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
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  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and Iris Xe Graphics G7 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Iris Xe Graphics G7 - with Gen. 11 Ice Lake.
  • FirePro W9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Xe Graphics G7 - by 10 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 20−22
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than Iris Xe Graphics G7.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Iris Xe Graphics G7
Architecture GCN 1.0 Gen. 11 Ice Lake
Code name Tahiti Tiger Lake Xe
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 15 August 2020
Pipelines 2048 96
Core clock speed 975 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 10 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8
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) DirectX 12_1
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
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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