GeForce RTX 4070 AD103 vs FirePro M6000
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 707 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 7.77 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Heathrow | AD103 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 July 2012 (13 years ago) | March 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $599 |
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 | 640 | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 1920 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 45,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 43 Watt | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 32.00 | 455.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.024 TFLOPS | 29.15 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 40 | 184 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 184 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 46 |
| L1 Cache | 160 KB | 5.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 36 MB |
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 | no data |
| Bus support | n/a | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 240 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Form factor | MXM-B | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |
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 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 504.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
| StereoOutput3D | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 43 Watt | 200 Watt |
FirePro M6000 has 365.1% lower power consumption.
RTX 4070 AD103, on the other hand, has a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FirePro M6000 and GeForce RTX 4070 AD103. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro M6000 is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4070 AD103 is a desktop one.
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