FirePro S9050 vs Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S9050 and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7, 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 S9050 stacks up against Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7, check out specs charts below.

Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 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 Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S9050 Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR4
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro S9050 is used in Desktops, and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 - with Gen. 11 Ice Lake.
  • FirePro S9050 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 - by 10 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 12−14
ultra / 1080p 12−14 7−8
QHD / 1440p 6−7 1−2
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 30−33
medium / 1080p 24−27 16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 42% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7
Architecture GCN 1.0 Gen. 11 Ice Lake
Code name Tahiti Tiger Lake Xe
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 7 August 2014 15 August 2020
Pipelines 1792 96
Core clock speed 900 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 254 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 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
Quick Sync +
Form factor full height / full length
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