FirePro M6000 vs Radeon RX 550 mobile

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M6000 and Radeon RX 550 mobile, 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 Radeon RX 550 mobile, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M6000 and Radeon RX 550 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M6000 and Radeon RX 550 mobile 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 Radeon RX 550 mobile here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M6000 Radeon RX 550 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 550 mobile has 16% more power consumption, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 550 mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 550 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M6000 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 mobile is 537 MHz higher, than FirePro M6000.
  • FirePro M6000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 mobile is 1500 MHz higher, than FirePro M6000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 18−20
ultra / 1080p 5−6 10−12
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 20−22 35−40
medium / 1080p 10−12 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 109% more, than FirePro M6000.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6000 Radeon RX 550 mobile
Architecture GCN Polaris
Code name Heathrow Polaris 12
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 1 July 2012 21 March 2017
Pipelines 640 640
Core clock speed 750 MHz 1287 MHz
Boost Clock 1476 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 32.00 51.48
Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 1,647 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support n/a
Laptop size medium sized large
Form factor MXM-B
StereoOutput3D +
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