FirePro M6000 vs GeForce GTX 560 SE

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M6000 and GeForce GTX 560 SE, 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 560 SE, 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 GeForce GTX 560 SE
Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 560 SE has 248% more power consumption, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce GTX 560 SE uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M6000 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
  • FirePro M6000 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 560 SE - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M6000 is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GTX 560 SE - with Fermi 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 14 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
  • FirePro M6000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 560 SE - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 672 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 9−10
ultra / 1080p 5−6 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 20−22 21−24
medium / 1080p 10−12 10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 SE in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 9% more, than FirePro M6000.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6000 GeForce GTX 560 SE
Architecture GCN Fermi 2.0
Code name Heathrow GF114
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 July 2012 20 February 2012
Pipelines 640 288
Core clock speed 750 MHz 736 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 32.00 35.33
Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 847.9 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 3828 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 91.87 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bus support n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor MXM-B
StereoOutput3D +
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