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    FirePro M6000 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M6000 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book, 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book, check out specs charts below.
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    FirePro M6000 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro M6000 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Maxwell GPU Surface Book here:

    FirePro M6000 Laptops
    Maxwell GPU Surface Book Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro M6000 Maxwell GPU Surface Book
    Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • FirePro M6000 has 1 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
    • FirePro M6000 is used in Mobile workstations, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - in Laptops.
    • FirePro M6000 is build with GCN architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 204 MHz higher, than FirePro M6000.
    • FirePro M6000 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 512 MHz higher, than FirePro M6000.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 8−9
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 20−22 20−22
    medium / 1080p 10−12 10−12
    FirePro M6000 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M6000 Maxwell GPU Surface Book
    Architecture GCN Maxwell
    Code name Heathrow Surface Book
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 1 July 2012 1 October 2015
    Pipelines 640 384
    Core clock speed 750 MHz 954 MHz
    Boost Clock 993 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 32.00
    Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 5012 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    Bus support n/a
    Laptop size medium sized
    Optimus +
    Form factor MXM-B
    StereoOutput3D +
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