FirePro M6000 vs FirePro W5100

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M6000 and FirePro W5100, 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 W5100, 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 W5100
Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W5100 has 16% more power consumption, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and FirePro W5100 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5100 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 is used in Mobile workstations, and FirePro W5100 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M6000 is build with GCN architecture, and FirePro W5100 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 180 MHz higher, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 and FirePro W5100 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 1500 MHz higher, than FirePro M6000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 14−16
ultra / 1080p 5−6 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 20−22 30−35
medium / 1080p 10−12 18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 72% more, than FirePro M6000.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6000 FirePro W5100
Architecture GCN GCN 2.0
Code name Heathrow Bonaire
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 1 July 2012 31 March 2014
Pipelines 640 768
Core clock speed 750 MHz 930 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 32.00 44.64
Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 1,428 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support n/a PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor MXM-B full height / half length
StereoOutput3D + +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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