FirePro M6000 vs Radeon R7 A265

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M6000 and Radeon R7 A265, 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 Radeon R7 A265, 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 Radeon R7 A265
Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M6000 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 A265 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro M6000 and Radeon R7 A265 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro M6000 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 A265 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M6000 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 25 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.
  • FirePro M6000 and Radeon R7 A265 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 2700 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 1−2
ultra / 1080p 5−6 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 20−22 12−14
medium / 1080p 10−12 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6000 Radeon R7 A265
Architecture GCN GCN 1.0
Code name Heathrow Opal
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 July 2012 9 January 2014
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 750 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 825 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 32.00 19.80
Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 633.6 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support n/a
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor MXM-B
StereoOutput3D +
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