FirePro M6000 vs Quadro 5000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M6000 and Quadro 5000. 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 Quadro 5000. 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.

FirePro M6000 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro M6000 is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M6000 Quadro 5000
Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt 152 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2.5 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 5000 has 253% more power consumption, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro 5000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M6000 and Quadro 5000 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro M6000 is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro 5000 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M6000 is build with GCN architecture, and Quadro 5000 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 237 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.
  • FirePro M6000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 5000 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 1500 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.

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 Quadro 5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 9% more, than FirePro M6000.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6000 Quadro 5000
Architecture GCN Fermi
Code name Heathrow GF100
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 1 July 2012 23 February 2011
Pipelines 640 352
Core clock speed 750 MHz 513 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 32.00 22.57
Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 722.3 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 320 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 120.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.0
Bus support n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor MXM-B
StereoOutput3D +
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