FirePro M6000 vs Radeon R5 Graphics
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 694 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 7.69 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Spectre SL | Heathrow |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 17 September 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 July 2012 (13 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 | 256 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 497 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 720 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,410 million | 1,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 43 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.952 | 32.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2545 TFLOPS | 1.024 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 16 | 40 |
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 | no data | medium sized |
| Bus support | no data | n/a |
| Interface | IGP | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Width | IGP | no data |
| Form factor | no data | MXM-B |
| 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 | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 72 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 compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 September 2014 | 1 July 2012 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 43 Watt |
R5 Graphics has an age advantage of 2 years, and 186.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R5 Graphics and FirePro M6000. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R5 Graphics is a desktop graphics card while FirePro M6000 is a mobile workstation one.
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