FirePro M6000 vs GeForce GTX 460M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M6000 and GeForce GTX 460M, 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 460M, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M6000 and GeForce GTX 460M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M6000 and GeForce GTX 460M 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 460M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M6000 GeForce GTX 460M
Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1536 MB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 460M has 16% more power consumption, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce GTX 460M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 460M has 1534 GB more memory, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 460M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M6000 is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GTX 460M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460M is 600 MHz higher, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 460M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 3250 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 2−3
ultra / 1080p 5−6 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 20−22 12−14
medium / 1080p 10−12 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 85% more, than GeForce GTX 460M.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6000 GeForce GTX 460M
Architecture GCN Fermi
Code name Heathrow N11E-GS
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 1 July 2012 3 September 2010
Pipelines 640 192
Core clock speed 750 MHz 1350 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 32.00 16.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 518.4 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 60.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 API with Feature Level 12.1
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
Bus support n/a
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 33 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Form factor MXM-B
StereoOutput3D +
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