Iris Plus Graphics 930 vs FirePro S10000 Passive
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Generation 11.0 (2019−2021) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Ice Lake GT2 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 November 2012 (12 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,599 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3584 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 950 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 106.4 | 16.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.405 TFLOPS | 0.512 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 112 | 16 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x1 |
| Length | 305 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 480 GB/s | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 15 Watt |
Iris Plus Graphics 930 has a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 4900% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro S10000 Passive and Iris Plus Graphics 930. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro S10000 Passive is a workstation graphics card while Iris Plus Graphics 930 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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