Iris Xe Graphics MAX vs Tesla X2090
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 635 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 14.05 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Generation 12.1 (2020−2021) |
| GPU code name | GF110 | DG1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 July 2011 (13 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 | 512 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 651 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 41.66 | 79.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.332 TFLOPS | 2.534 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 24 |
| TMUs | 64 | 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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Width | MXM Module | IGP |
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 | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 924 MHz | 4.3 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 177.4 GB/s | 68.26 GB/s |
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 outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 2.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 July 2011 | 31 October 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 25 Watt |
Tesla X2090 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Iris Xe Graphics MAX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 800% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Tesla X2090 and Iris Xe Graphics MAX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Tesla X2090 is a workstation graphics card while Iris Xe Graphics MAX is a desktop one.
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