FirePro S9000 vs Iris Xe MAX Graphics

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S9000 and Iris Xe MAX Graphics, 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 S9000 stacks up against Iris Xe MAX Graphics, check out specs charts below.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Xe MAX Graphics 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 MAX Graphics here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S9000 Iris Xe MAX Graphics
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 LPDDR4x
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 MB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro S9000 has 2 GB more memory, than Iris Xe MAX Graphics.
  • FirePro S9000 is used in Desktops, and Iris Xe MAX Graphics - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Iris Xe MAX Graphics - with Gen. 12 Xe.
  • FirePro S9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Xe MAX Graphics - by 10 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 1234 MHz higher, than Iris Xe MAX Graphics.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
FirePro S9000 and Iris Xe MAX Graphics have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9000 Iris Xe MAX Graphics
Architecture GCN 1.0 Gen. 12 Xe
Code name Tahiti iDG1LPDEV
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 August 2012 31 October 2020
Pipelines 1792 96
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Boost Clock 1650 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 10 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 4266 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) 92 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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