FirePro V5800 vs Iris Graphics 540

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5800 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 V5800 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 V5800 Iris Graphics 540
Power consumption (TDP) 74 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 eDRAM
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 64 MB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro V5800 has 393% more power consumption, than Iris Graphics 540.
  • FirePro V5800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Iris Graphics 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • Iris Graphics 540 has 63 GB more memory, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 is used in Desktops, and Iris Graphics 540 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V5800 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Iris Graphics 540 - with Gen. 9 Skylake.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 390 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 540.
  • FirePro V5800 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Iris Graphics 540 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 8−9
ultra / 1080p 4−5 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 20−22
medium / 1080p 7−8 10−12
The average gaming FPS of Iris Graphics 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than FirePro V5800.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5800 Iris Graphics 540
Architecture TeraScale 2 Gen. 9 Skylake
Code name Juniper Skylake GT3e
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 26 April 2010 1 September 2015
Pipelines 800 48
Core clock speed 690 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 50.40
Floating-point performance 1,104.0 gflops
Length 229 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.1
Vulkan N/A 1.1.97
Quick Sync +
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