FirePro M6000 vs FirePro V5900

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M6000 and FirePro V5900, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro M6000 stacks up against FirePro V5900, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M6000 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro M6000 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with FirePro M6000 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M6000 FirePro V5900
Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI
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  • FirePro V5900 has 74% more power consumption, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and FirePro V5900 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M6000 and FirePro V5900 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro M6000 is used in Mobile workstations, and FirePro V5900 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M6000 is build with GCN architecture, and FirePro V5900 - with TeraScale 3.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 150 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro M6000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and FirePro V5900 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 2500 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 4−5
ultra / 1080p 5−6 2−3
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 20−22 14−16
medium / 1080p 10−12 7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 57% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6000 FirePro V5900
Architecture GCN TeraScale 3
Code name Heathrow Cayman
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 1 July 2012 24 May 2011
Pipelines 640 512
Core clock speed 750 MHz 600 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 32.00 19.20
Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 614.4 gflops
Length 230 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
Bus support n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor MXM-B
StereoOutput3D +
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