Iris Xe Graphics G7 vs Radeon Pro W5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5500 with Iris Xe Graphics G7, including specs and performance data.

Pro W5500
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
22.75
+131%

Pro W5500 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 by a whopping 131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking244445
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Cost-effectiveness evaluation45.07no data
Power efficiency13.04no data
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameNavi 14Tiger Lake Xe
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date10 February 2020 (4 years ago)15 August 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores140896
Core clock speed1187 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1400 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Wattno data
Texture fill rate123.2no data
Floating-point processing power3.942 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs88no 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8no data
Length267 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR6DDR4
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno 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 Connectors4x DisplayPortno data

Supported technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX 12_1
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
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Far Cry 5 40−45
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40−45
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Fortnite 60−65
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60−65
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Forza Horizon 4 40−45
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40−45
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
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75−80
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Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
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27−30
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Valorant 40−45
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40−45
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Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
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30−35
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Dota 2 35−40
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35−40
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Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Fortnite 60−65
+0%
60−65
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Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
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Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
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35−40
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Metro Exodus 27−30
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27−30
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
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75−80
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Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
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27−30
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
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30−35
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Valorant 40−45
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40−45
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World of Tanks 140−150
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140−150
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Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Dota 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
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14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
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20−22
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
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20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
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Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
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20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
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5−6
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Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
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Valorant 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
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Dota 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 45 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.75 9.86
Recency 10 February 2020 15 August 2020
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm

Pro W5500 has a 130.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Iris Xe Graphics G7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months.

The Radeon Pro W5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation card while Iris Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook 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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