FirePro M6000 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

In this comparison between FirePro M6000 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro M6000 will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 5870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

FirePro M6000 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M6000 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M6000 Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 has 16% more power consumption, than FirePro M6000.
  • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro M6000 has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
  • FirePro M6000 is used in Mobile workstations, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M6000 is build with GCN architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 50 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
  • FirePro M6000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 3500 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 10−11
ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 20−22 21−24
medium / 1080p 10−12 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than FirePro M6000.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6000 Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Architecture GCN Terascale 2
Code name Heathrow Broadway-XT
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 1 July 2012 7 January 2010
Pipelines 640 800
Core clock speed 750 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 32.00 28.00
Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 1,120.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
Bus support n/a
Laptop size medium sized large
Form factor MXM-B
StereoOutput3D +
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