FirePro S7000 vs Iris Graphics 540

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S7000 and Iris Graphics 540, 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 S7000 stacks up against Iris Graphics 540, check out specs charts below.

Iris Graphics 540 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Graphics 540 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 Graphics 540 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S7000 Iris Graphics 540
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 eDRAM
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 64 MB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro S7000 has 2233% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 540.
  • FirePro S7000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Iris Graphics 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • Iris Graphics 540 has 60 GB more memory, than FirePro S7000.
  • FirePro S7000 is used in Desktops, and Iris Graphics 540 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S7000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Iris Graphics 540 - with Gen. 9 Skylake.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S7000 is 650 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 540.
  • FirePro S7000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Graphics 540 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 8−9
ultra / 1080p 12−14 5−6
QHD / 1440p 7−8 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 20−22
medium / 1080p 27−30 10−12
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 136% more, than Iris Graphics 540.

Full Specs

  FirePro S7000 Iris Graphics 540
Architecture GCN 1.0 Gen. 9 Skylake
Code name Pitcairn Skylake GT3e
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 27 August 2012 1 September 2015
Pipelines 1280 48
Core clock speed 950 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 76.00 50.40
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops
Length 292 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 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 1.1.97
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 272 Mh/s
Quick Sync +
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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