FirePro D300 vs Iris Plus Graphics G7
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 440 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Generation 11.0 (2019−2021) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Ice Lake GT2 | Pitcairn |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 4 May 2020 (4 years ago) | 18 January 2014 (10 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 | 512 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 850 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 33.60 | 68.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.075 gflops | 2.176 gflops |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x1 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 242 mm |
| Width | IGP | 1-slot |
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 | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 5080 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 162.6 GB/s |
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 | No outputs | 4x DisplayPort |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.97 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 May 2020 | 18 January 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 150 Watt |
Iris Plus Graphics G7 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Iris Plus Graphics G7 and FirePro D300. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Iris Plus Graphics G7 is a desktop card while FirePro D300 is a workstation 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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