Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU vs FirePro M5950
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 780 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.84 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Generation 12.1 (2020−2021) |
| GPU code name | Whistler | Tiger Lake GT2 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 2 September 2020 (5 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 | 480 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.40 | 52.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.696 TFLOPS | 1.69 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 24 |
| TMUs | 24 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 48 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 1024 KB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 3.75 MB |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | n/a | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | Ring Bus |
| Form factor | MXM-A | 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 | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 57 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 2 September 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU has an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro M5950 and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro M5950 is a mobile workstation graphics card while Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU is a mobile workstation one.
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