Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs vs FirePro W8100

Place in the ranking	294	466
Place by popularity	not in top-100	86
Power efficiency	5.93	23.18
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	Hawaii	Tiger Lake Xe
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	23 June 2014 (10 years ago)	15 August 2020 (4 years ago)

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	2560	96
Core clock speed	824 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1350 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	28 Watt
Texture fill rate	131.8	no data
Floating-point processing power	4.219 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	160	no data

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	no data
Length	279 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Form factor	full height / full length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	512 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	320 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

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	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI	no data
StereoOutput3D	+	-
DisplayPort count	4	no data
Dual-link DVI support	+	-
HD сomponent video output	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12_1
Shader Model	6.3	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	50−55 +92.3%	26 −92.3%
1440p	30−35 +100%	15 −100%
4K	21−24 +90.9%	11 −90.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	22 +0%	22 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21 +0%	21 +0%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	36 +0%	36 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16 +0%	16 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Hitman 3	24 +0%	24 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	124 +0%	124 +0%
Metro Exodus	35 +0%	35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 +0%	17 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90 +0%	90 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18 +0%	18 +0%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	32 +0%	32 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	13 +0%	13 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Hitman 3	23 +0%	23 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	112 +0%	112 +0%
Metro Exodus	28 +0%	28 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	26 +0%	26 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30 +0%	30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	84 +0%	84 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14 +0%	14 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	23 +0%	23 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +0%	11 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Hitman 3	20 +0%	20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	23 +0%	23 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24 +0%	24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +0%	14 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 +0%	7 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +0%	19 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

+0%

16−18

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Hitman 3	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 +0%	12 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	11 +0%	11 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

+0%

9−10

+0%

This is how FirePro W8100 and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs compete in popular games:

FirePro W8100 is 92% faster in 1080p
FirePro W8100 is 100% faster in 1440p
FirePro W8100 is 91% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.03	9.47
Recency	23 June 2014	15 August 2020
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	28 Watt

FirePro W8100 has a 101% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 685.7% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W8100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W8100 is a workstation card while Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.