FirePro M6000 vs GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M6000 and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q, 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 1070 Max Q, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M6000 and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M6000 and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q 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 GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M6000 GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q
Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt 115 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 167% more power consumption, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 6 GB more memory, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M6000 is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 351 MHz higher, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 3500 MHz higher, than FirePro M6000.

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 GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than FirePro M6000.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6000 GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q
Architecture GCN Pascal
Code name Heathrow N17E-G2 Max-Q
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 1 July 2012 30 May 2017
Pipelines 640 2048
Core clock speed 750 MHz 1101 - 1215 MHz
Boost Clock 1265 - 1379 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 32.00 176.5
Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 5,648 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 256.3 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Bus support n/a
Laptop size medium sized large
Form factor MXM-B
StereoOutput3D +
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