Radeon 520 vs FirePro M6000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro M6000 with Radeon 520, including specs and performance data.
M6000 outperforms 520 by a whopping 131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 715 | 955 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 7.79 | 2.90 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Heathrow | Banks |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 July 2012 (13 years ago) | 18 April 2017 (8 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 | 640 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 1030 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 690 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 43 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 32.00 | 20.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.024 TFLOPS | 0.6592 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 40 | 20 |
| L1 Cache | 160 KB | 80 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
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 3.0 x8 |
| Form factor | MXM-B | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 36 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs |
| StereoOutput3D | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| 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 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
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
+142%
| 24−27
−142%
|
| Full HD | 42
+180%
| 15
−180%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+533%
|
3−4
−533%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+260%
|
5−6
−260%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+533%
|
3−4
−533%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| Fortnite | 24−27
+225%
|
8−9
−225%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+110%
|
10−11
−110%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+63.6%
|
10−12
−63.6%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
+50%
|
35−40
−50%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+260%
|
5−6
−260%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+533%
|
3−4
−533%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 75−80
+97.4%
|
35−40
−97.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Dota 2 | 35−40
+105%
|
19
−105%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| Fortnite | 24−27
+225%
|
8−9
−225%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+110%
|
10−11
−110%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+63.6%
|
10−12
−63.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+30%
|
10
−30%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
+50%
|
35−40
−50%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+260%
|
5−6
−260%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Dota 2 | 35−40
+117%
|
18
−117%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+110%
|
10−11
−110%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+63.6%
|
10−12
−63.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+117%
|
6
−117%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
+50%
|
35−40
−50%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 24−27
+225%
|
8−9
−225%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 30−35
+162%
|
12−14
−162%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+78.9%
|
18−20
−78.9%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
+262%
|
12−14
−262%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+100%
|
5−6
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
+144%
|
9−10
−144%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+275%
|
4−5
−275%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
This is how FirePro M6000 and Radeon 520 compete in popular games:
- FirePro M6000 is 142% faster in 900p
- FirePro M6000 is 180% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Resident Evil 4 Remake, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the FirePro M6000 is 600% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, FirePro M6000 surpassed Radeon 520 in all 49 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.35 | 1.88 |
| Recency | 1 July 2012 | 18 April 2017 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 43 Watt | 50 Watt |
FirePro M6000 has a 131% higher aggregate performance score, and 16% lower power consumption.
Radeon 520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years.
The FirePro M6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 520 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro M6000 is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon 520 is a mobile workstation one.
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