FirePro W4100 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

Place in the ranking	477	701
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	22.72	5.45
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	Cape Verde
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	15 August 2020 (4 years ago)	13 August 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	96	512
Core clock speed	400 MHz	630 MHz
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	20.16
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.6451 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	32

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	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	171 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Form factor	no data	low profile / half length
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	no data	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	2 GB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	72 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	no data	4x mini-DisplayPort
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_1	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
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.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 9.24
+133%

FirePro W4100 3.96

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.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 5139
+209%

FirePro W4100 1665

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.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 26982
+113%

FirePro W4100 12657

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	27 +58.8%	17 −58.8%
1440p	16 +167%	6−7 −167%
4K	11 +267%	3 −267%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	15 +36.4%	10−12 −36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	20 +150%	8−9 −150%
Elden Ring	21 +133%	9−10 −133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +173%	10−12 −173%
Counter-Strike 2	13 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 +75%	8−9 −75%
Forza Horizon 4	38 +124%	16−18 −124%
Metro Exodus	29 +263%	8−9 −263%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 +30.8%	12−14 −30.8%
Valorant	26 +333%	6−7 −333%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +173%	10−12 −173%
Counter-Strike 2	12 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Dota 2	28 +133%	12−14 −133%
Elden Ring	22 +144%	9−10 −144%
Far Cry 5	31 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Fortnite	50−55 +135%	21−24 −135%
Forza Horizon 4	30 +76.5%	16−18 −76.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	17 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Metro Exodus	19 +138%	8−9 −138%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +106%	35−40 −106%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +100%	14−16 −100%
Valorant	30−35 +467%	6−7 −467%
World of Tanks	96 +43.3%	65−70 −43.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +173%	10−12 −173%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +25%	8−9 −25%
Dota 2	47 +292%	12−14 −292%
Far Cry 5	34 +61.9%	21−24 −61.9%
Forza Horizon 4	24 +41.2%	16−18 −41.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +106%	35−40 −106%
Valorant	23 +283%	6−7 −283%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	7 +250%	2−3 −250%
Elden Ring	15 +275%	4−5 −275%
Grand Theft Auto V	7 +133%	3−4 −133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +60.7%	27−30 −60.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
World of Tanks	65−70 +136%	27−30 −136%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +122%	9−10 −122%
Forza Horizon 4	19 +375%	4−5 −375%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Valorant	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Dota 2	8 −100%	16−18 +100%
Elden Ring	7 +250%	2−3 −250%
Grand Theft Auto V	8 −100%	16−18 +100%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 −100%	16−18 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Dota 2	20 +25%	16−18 −25%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Fortnite	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	11 +450%	2−3 −450%
Valorant	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and FirePro W4100 compete in popular games:

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 59% faster in 1080p
Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 167% faster in 1440p
Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 267% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 1600% faster.
in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the FirePro W4100 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is ahead in 55 tests (92%)
FirePro W4100 is ahead in 4 tests (7%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.24	3.96
Recency	15 August 2020	13 August 2014
Chip lithography	10 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	50 Watt

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs has a 133.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 78.6% lower power consumption.

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is a notebook card while FirePro W4100 is a workstation one.

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