Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs FirePro D500

Place in the ranking	428	625
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.71	14.16
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code name	Tahiti	DG1
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	18 January 2014 (11 years ago)	31 October 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	1536	768
Core clock speed	725 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	4,313 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	274 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	69.60	79.20
Floating-point processing power	2.227 TFLOPS	2.534 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	24
TMUs	96	48

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 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	279 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	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	LPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1270 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth	243.8 GB/s	68.26 GB/s
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

6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI

No outputs

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	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2

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	55−60 +104%	27 −104%
1440p	40−45 +100%	20 −100%
4K	30−35 +87.5%	16 −87.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Elden Ring	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 +0%	7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	39 +0%	39 +0%
Metro Exodus	23 +0%	23 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +0%	33 +0%
Valorant	29 +0%	29 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +0%	6 +0%
Dota 2	27 +0%	27 +0%
Elden Ring	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	29 +0%	29 +0%
Fortnite	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	33 +0%	33 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	20 +0%	20 +0%
Metro Exodus	18 +0%	18 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9 +0%	9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Valorant	15 +0%	15 +0%
World of Tanks	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	38 +0%	38 +0%
Far Cry 5	42 +0%	42 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	29 +0%	29 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Valorant	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Elden Ring	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
World of Tanks	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	20 +0%	20 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	20 +0%	20 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Fortnite	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	11 +0%	11 +0%
Valorant	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

This is how FirePro D500 and Iris Xe MAX Graphics compete in popular games:

FirePro D500 is 104% faster in 1080p
FirePro D500 is 100% faster in 1440p
FirePro D500 is 88% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 61 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.78	5.13
Recency	18 January 2014	31 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	274 Watt	25 Watt

FirePro D500 has a 110.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 996% lower power consumption.

The FirePro D500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe MAX Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro D500 is a workstation card while Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a notebook one.

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