FirePro W5000 vs Iris Pro Graphics 5200

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5000 and Iris Pro Graphics 5200, 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 W5000 stacks up against Iris Pro Graphics 5200, check out specs charts below.

Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Pro Graphics 5200 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 Pro Graphics 5200 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 Iris Pro Graphics 5200
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 eDRAM
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 128 MB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W5000 has 66% more power consumption, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
  • FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Iris Pro Graphics 5200 uses PCIe 1.0 x16 interface.
  • Iris Pro Graphics 5200 has 126 GB more memory, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is used in Desktops, and Iris Pro Graphics 5200 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Iris Pro Graphics 5200 - with Gen. 7.5 Haswell.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 625 MHz higher, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
  • FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Pro Graphics 5200 - by 22 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 9−10
ultra / 1080p 9−10 5−6
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 21−24
medium / 1080p 18−20 10−12
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 58% more, than Iris Pro Graphics 5200.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 Iris Pro Graphics 5200
Architecture GCN 1.0 Gen. 7.5 Haswell
Code name Pitcairn Haswell GT3e
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 7 August 2012 5 June 2013
Pipelines 768 40
Core clock speed 825 MHz 200 MHz
Boost Clock 1300 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 392 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 52.00
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 104.0 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.80
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Quick Sync +
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
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