Iris Plus Graphics 950 vs FirePro W9000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W9000 with Iris Plus Graphics 950, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W9000
2012
6 GB GDDR5, 350 Watt
13.74
+144%

W9000 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 950 by a whopping 144% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking350583
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.98no data
Power efficiency3.9629.70
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameTahitiIce Lake GT2
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date14 June 2012 (12 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$3,999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores2048512
Core clock speed975 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate124.832.00
Floating-point processing power3.994 TFLOPS1.024 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs12832

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x1
Length279 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount6 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width384 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1375 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth264 GB/sno 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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDINo outputs
StereoOutput3D+-
Dual-link DVI support+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FirePro W9000 13.74
+144%
Iris Plus Graphics 950 5.64

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro W9000 6138
+144%
Iris Plus Graphics 950 2519

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.74 5.64
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 15 Watt

FirePro W9000 has a 143.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Plus Graphics 950, on the other hand, has a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 2233.3% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W9000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics 950 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W9000 is a workstation graphics card while Iris Plus Graphics 950 is a desktop one.

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