FirePro M6000 vs Radeon E8860

In this comparison between FirePro M6000 and Radeon E8860 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 Radeon E8860 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 Radeon E8860
Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt 37 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro M6000 has 16% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
  • FirePro M6000 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon E8860 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M6000 and Radeon E8860 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro M6000 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon E8860 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M6000 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon E8860 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 175 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
  • FirePro M6000 and Radeon E8860 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6000 and Radeon E8860 is 4500 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 7−8
ultra / 1080p 5−6 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 20−22 18−20
medium / 1080p 10−12 9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 10% more, than Radeon E8860.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6000 Radeon E8860
Architecture GCN GCN 1.0
Code name Heathrow Venus
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 July 2012 25 January 2014
Pipelines 640 640
Core clock speed 750 MHz 575 MHz
Boost Clock 625 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 32.00 25.00
Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 800.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 48 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor MXM-B
StereoOutput3D +
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