Radeon Pro 5600M vs FirePro M2000

Place in the ranking	1083	233
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.32	33.36
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Turks	Navi 12
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	1 July 2012 (12 years ago)	15 June 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	480	2560
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1030 MHz
Number of transistors	716 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.00	164.8
Floating-point processing power	0.48 TFLOPS	5.274 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	64
TMUs	24	160

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	medium sized	medium sized
Bus support	n/a	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Form factor	chip-down	no data
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	770 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	394.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
StereoOutput3D	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro M2000 1.10

Pro 5600M 23.93
+2075%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro M2000 425

Pro 5600M 9232
+2072%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	9 −2011%	190−200 +2011%
Full HD	14 −2043%	300−350 +2043%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−1200%

35−40
+1200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −940%	50−55 +940%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1125%	45−50 +1125%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1200%	35−40 +1200%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −3050%	60−65 +3050%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −14000%	140−150 +14000%
Hitman 3	5−6 −860%	45−50 +860%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −754%	110−120 +754%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −6200%	60−65 +6200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1057%	80−85 +1057%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −216%	100−110 +216%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −940%	50−55 +940%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1125%	45−50 +1125%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1200%	35−40 +1200%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −3050%	60−65 +3050%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −14000%	140−150 +14000%
Hitman 3	5−6 −860%	45−50 +860%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −754%	110−120 +754%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −6200%	60−65 +6200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1057%	80−85 +1057%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −373%	50−55 +373%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −216%	100−110 +216%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −940%	50−55 +940%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1125%	45−50 +1125%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1200%	35−40 +1200%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −14000%	140−150 +14000%
Hitman 3	5−6 −860%	45−50 +860%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −754%	110−120 +754%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1057%	80−85 +1057%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −373%	50−55 +373%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −216%	100−110 +216%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−6200%

60−65
+6200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −4400%	45−50 +4400%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1700%	35−40 +1700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2400%	24−27 +2400%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2700%	27−30 +2700%
Hitman 3	7−8 −300%	27−30 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −1125%	45−50 +1125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	27−30
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −2620%	130−140 +2620%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−900%

40−45
+900%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

18−20

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	12−14
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	12−14
Far Cry 5	0−1	12−14

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−950%

21−24
+950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

This is how FirePro M2000 and Pro 5600M compete in popular games:

Pro 5600M is 2011% faster in 900p
Pro 5600M is 2043% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Pro 5600M is 14000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro 5600M is ahead in 46 tests (69%)
there's a draw in 21 test (31%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.10	23.93
Recency	1 July 2012	15 June 2020
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	50 Watt

FirePro M2000 has 51.5% lower power consumption.

Pro 5600M, on the other hand, has a 2075.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 5600M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M2000 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.