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    FirePro M6000 vs Radeon R9 280X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M6000 and Radeon R9 280X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro M6000 and Radeon R9 280X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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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 Radeon R9 280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280X has 481% more power consumption, than FirePro M6000.
    • FirePro M6000 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 280X has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M6000.
    • FirePro M6000 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 280X - in Desktops.
    • FirePro M6000 and Radeon R9 280X are build with GCN architecture.
    • FirePro M6000 and Radeon R9 280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 20−22 60−65
    medium / 1080p 10−12 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than FirePro M6000.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M6000 Radeon R9 280X
    Architecture GCN GCN
    Code name Heathrow Thaiti XTL
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 1 July 2012 8 October 2013
    Pipelines 640 2048
    Core clock speed 750 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 32.00 128.0
    Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 4,096 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 288 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support n/a PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 494 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
    Form factor MXM-B
    StereoOutput3D +
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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