FirePro W7000 vs Iris Xe MAX Graphics

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7000 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 W7000 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 W7000 Iris Xe MAX Graphics
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 LPDDR4x
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 MB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W7000 and Iris Xe MAX Graphics have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W7000 is used in Desktops, and Iris Xe MAX Graphics - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W7000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Iris Xe MAX Graphics - with Gen. 12 Xe.
  • FirePro W7000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Xe MAX Graphics - by 10 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7000 is 534 MHz higher, than Iris Xe MAX Graphics.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 6−7 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than FirePro W7000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7000 Iris Xe MAX Graphics
Architecture GCN 1.0 Gen. 12 Xe
Code name Pitcairn iDG1LPDEV
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 13 June 2012 31 October 2020
Pipelines 1280 96
Core clock speed 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1650 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 10 nm
Texture fill rate 76.00
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 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) 285 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 6 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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