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    FirePro M6000 vs Radeon R9 M485X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M6000 and Radeon R9 M485X. 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 M485X. 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 and Radeon R9 M485X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro M6000 and Radeon R9 M485X 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 Radeon R9 M485X here:

    FirePro M6000 Laptops
    Radeon R9 M485X Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro M6000 Radeon R9 M485X
    Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB MB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M485X has 481% more power consumption, than FirePro M6000.
    • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon R9 M485X has 6 GB more memory, than FirePro M6000.
    • FirePro M6000 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M485X - in Laptops.
    • FirePro M6000 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
    • Core clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 27 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
    • FirePro M6000 and Radeon R9 M485X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 500 MHz higher, than FirePro M6000.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 24−27
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 14−16
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 10−11
    4K / 2160p − 6−7
    low / 720p 20−22 45−50
    medium / 1080p 10−12 30−35
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 172% more, than FirePro M6000.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M6000 Radeon R9 M485X
    Architecture GCN GCN 3
    Code name Heathrow Amethyst
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 1 July 2012 14 May 2016
    Pipelines 640 2048
    Core clock speed 750 MHz 723 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 32.00 92.54
    Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 2,961 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
    Bus support n/a
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Form factor MXM-B
    StereoOutput3D +
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