Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) vs FirePro W4100

Place in the ranking	701	613
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.45	14.98
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	Cape Verde	Ice Lake G7 Gen. 11
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	13 August 2014 (10 years ago)	28 May 2019 (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	512	64
Core clock speed	630 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	12-25 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.16	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.6451 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	32	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	171 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Form factor	low profile / half length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	DDR4
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	72 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 mini-DisplayPort	no data
Dual-link DVI support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	+	-
Quick Sync	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12_1
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W4100 3.96

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 5.44
+37.4%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

FirePro W4100 1665

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 2743
+64.7%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

FirePro W4100 12657

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 16713
+32%

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	17 −5.9%	18 +5.9%
4K	3 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Elden Ring	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −54.5%	16−18 +54.5%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −23.5%	21 +23.5%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −113%	17 +113%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +8.3%	12 −8.3%
Valorant	6−7 −100%	12 +100%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −54.5%	16−18 +54.5%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Dota 2	12−14 −33.3%	16 +33.3%
Elden Ring	9−10 +50%	6 −50%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +31.3%	16 −31.3%
Fortnite	21−24 −39.1%	30−35 +39.1%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +0%	17 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +33.3%	9 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −37.1%	48 +37.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −21.4%	16−18 +21.4%
Valorant	6−7 −66.7%	10 +66.7%
World of Tanks	65−70 +71.8%	39 −71.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −54.5%	16−18 +54.5%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Dota 2	12−14 −133%	28 +133%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +31.3%	16 −31.3%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +13.3%	15 −13.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −31.4%	45−50 +31.4%
Valorant	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Elden Ring	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −21.4%	30−35 +21.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
World of Tanks	27−30 −39.3%	35−40 +39.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Valorant	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −6.3%	16−18 +6.3%
Elden Ring	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −6.3%	16−18 +6.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −6.3%	16−18 +6.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Dota 2	16−18 −6.3%	16−18 +6.3%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Fortnite	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Valorant	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

This is how FirePro W4100 and Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) compete in popular games:

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is 6% faster in 1080p
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is 33% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in World of Tanks, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the FirePro W4100 is 72% faster.
in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

FirePro W4100 is ahead in 7 tests (11%)
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is ahead in 51 test (84%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.96	5.44
Recency	13 August 2014	28 May 2019
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	12 Watt

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) has a 37.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.

The Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W4100 is a workstation card while Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is a notebook one.

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