FirePro M6000 vs Quadro FX 5800

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M6000 and Quadro FX 5800. 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 FX 5800. 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 FX 5800
Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt 189 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro FX 5800 has 339% more power consumption, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro FX 5800 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro FX 5800 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro FX 5800 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M6000 is build with GCN architecture, and Quadro FX 5800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 140 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
  • FirePro M6000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 5800 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 2900 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 3−4
ultra / 1080p 5−6 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 20−22 14−16
medium / 1080p 10−12 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Quadro FX 5800.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6000 Quadro FX 5800
Architecture GCN Tesla 2.0
Code name Heathrow GT200B
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 1 July 2012 11 November 2008
Pipelines 640 240
Core clock speed 750 MHz 610 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 32.00 48.80
Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 622.1 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 1.3
Bus support n/a
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor MXM-B
StereoOutput3D +
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