GeForce RTX 5080 vs FirePro M6000

Place in the ranking	654	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	41.39
Power efficiency	7.56	18.33
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	Heathrow	GB203
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 July 2012 (12 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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	10752
Core clock speed	800 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	43 Watt	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	32.00	879.3
Floating-point processing power	1.024 TFLOPS	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	128
TMUs	40	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 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	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	960.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+
StereoOutput3D	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

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	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.4
CUDA	-	10.1

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 M6000 4.54

RTX 5080 92.10
+1929%

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 M6000 1820

RTX 5080 36911
+1928%

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	58 −1883%	1150−1200 +1883%
Full HD	39 −395%	193 +395%
1440p	7−8 −2100%	154 +2100%
4K	5−6 −1940%	102 +1940%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.18
1440p	no data	6.49
4K	no data	9.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1515%	210−220 +1515%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −1900%	200−210 +1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −736%	110−120 +736%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1515%	210−220 +1515%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −1900%	200−210 +1900%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 −1900%	400−450 +1900%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −3111%	280−290 +3111%
Metro Exodus	10−12 −1591%	180−190 +1591%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −940%	150−160 +940%
Valorant	12−14 −5462%	700−750 +5462%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −736%	110−120 +736%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1515%	210−220 +1515%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −1900%	200−210 +1900%
Dota 2	14−16 −1067%	170−180 +1067%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −583%	157 +583%
Fortnite	27−30 −1000%	300−350 +1000%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 −1900%	400−450 +1900%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −3111%	280−290 +3111%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1900%	300−310 +1900%
Metro Exodus	10−12 −1591%	180−190 +1591%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −438%	210−220 +438%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −940%	150−160 +940%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −988%	170−180 +988%
Valorant	12−14 −5462%	700−750 +5462%
World of Tanks	75−80 −258%	270−280 +258%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −736%	110−120 +736%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1608%	222 +1608%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −1900%	200−210 +1900%
Dota 2	14−16 −1900%	300−310 +1900%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −713%	180−190 +713%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 −1900%	400−450 +1900%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −3111%	280−290 +3111%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −438%	210−220 +438%
Valorant	12−14 −5462%	700−750 +5462%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5 −4125%	160−170 +4125%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −1835%	600−650 +1835%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −3000%	90−95 +3000%
World of Tanks	30−35 −1418%	500−550 +1418%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −1143%	85−90 +1143%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −1500%	160−170 +1500%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −1900%	140−150 +1900%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 −3633%	220−230 +3633%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −5200%	150−160 +5200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −1900%	160−170 +1900%
Valorant	12−14 −4123%	500−550 +4123%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −1000%	180−190 +1000%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1775%	300−310 +1775%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −1508%	200−210 +1508%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −2033%	60−65 +2033%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1775%	300−310 +1775%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2175%	90−95 +2175%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Dota 2	16−18 −1665%	300−310 +1665%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −2000%	100−110 +2000%
Fortnite	4−5 −2300%	95−100 +2300%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −7250%	140−150 +7250%
Valorant	4−5 −8125%	300−350 +8125%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	109 +0%	109 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

+0%

This is how FirePro M6000 and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

RTX 5080 is 1883% faster in 900p
RTX 5080 is 395% faster in 1080p
RTX 5080 is 2100% faster in 1440p
RTX 5080 is 1940% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5080 is 8125% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5080 is ahead in 41 test (93%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.54	92.10
Recency	1 July 2012	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	43 Watt	360 Watt

FirePro M6000 has 737.2% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 1928.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M6000 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M6000 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.

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