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    FirePro M6000 vs GeForce GTX 260

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M6000 and GeForce GTX 260, 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 GeForce GTX 260, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    FirePro M6000 Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro M6000 GeForce GTX 260
    Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt 182 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 896 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • GeForce GTX 260 has 323% more power consumption, than FirePro M6000.
    • FirePro M6000 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce GTX 260 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 260 has 894 GB more memory, than FirePro M6000.
    • FirePro M6000 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 260 - in Desktops.
    • FirePro M6000 is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GTX 260 - with Tesla 2.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 492 MHz higher, than FirePro M6000.
    • FirePro M6000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 260 - by 65 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 3501 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 20−22 14−16
    medium / 1080p 10−12 5−6
    The average gaming FPS of FirePro M6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M6000 GeForce GTX 260
    Architecture GCN Tesla 2.0
    Code name Heathrow GT200
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 1 July 2012 16 June 2008
    Pipelines 640 192
    Core clock speed 750 MHz 1242 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million 1,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 65 nm
    Texture fill rate 32.00 36.9 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 476.9 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 448 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 999 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 111.9 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 4.0
    OpenGL 4.6 2.1
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 192
    Bus support n/a
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 30 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Form factor MXM-B
    StereoOutput3D +
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