FirePro M6000 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M6000 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5, 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M6000 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M6000 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M6000 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • FirePro M6000 has 1 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
  • FirePro M6000 is used in Mobile workstations, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M6000 is build with GCN architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 204 MHz higher, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 512 MHz higher, than FirePro M6000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 9−10
ultra / 1080p 5−6 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 20−22 21−24
medium / 1080p 10−12 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 9% more, than FirePro M6000.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6000 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Architecture GCN Maxwell
Code name Heathrow Surface Book
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 1 July 2012 1 October 2015
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 750 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 32.00
Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support n/a
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Form factor MXM-B
StereoOutput3D +
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