FirePro M6000 vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Place in the ranking	595	654
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	27.89	7.59
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	Vega Renoir	Heathrow
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	7 January 2020 (5 years ago)	1 July 2012 (12 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	384	640
Core clock speed	400 MHz	800 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	43 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	32.00
Floating-point processing power	no data	1.024 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	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	no data	MXM-B (3.0)
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	no data	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	2 GB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	72 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 data	No outputs
StereoOutput3D	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	-	1.2.131

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.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 6.01
+28.1%

FirePro M6000 4.69

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.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 4210
+73.8%

FirePro M6000 2422

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	70−75 +20.7%	58 −20.7%
Full HD	20 −95%	39 +95%
1440p	22 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
4K	17 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +10%	10−11 −10%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	26 +30%	20−22 −30%
Forza Horizon 5	16 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Metro Exodus	14 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	22 +46.7%	14−16 −46.7%
Valorant	25 +92.3%	12−14 −92.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Counter-Strike 2	8 −75%	14−16 +75%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 −233%	10−11 +233%
Dota 2	24 +60%	14−16 −60%
Far Cry 5	26 +13%	21−24 −13%
Fortnite	35−40 +28.6%	27−30 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	21 +5%	20−22 −5%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	15 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +36.4%	10−12 −36.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	39 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +20%	14−16 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Valorant	12 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
World of Tanks	56 −39.3%	75−80 +39.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Dota 2	40 +167%	14−16 −167%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +21.7%	21−24 −21.7%
Forza Horizon 4	18 −11.1%	20−22 +11.1%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +25%	40−45 −25%
Valorant	19 +46.2%	12−14 −46.2%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +16.1%	30−35 −16.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
World of Tanks	40−45 +29.4%	30−35 −29.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Valorant	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	0−1
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +30.8%	12−14 −30.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Counter-Strike 2	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	19 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Fortnite	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Valorant	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

9−10

+0%

9−10

+0%

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and FirePro M6000 compete in popular games:

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 21% faster in 900p
FirePro M6000 is 95% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 38% faster in 1440p
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 42% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 167% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the FirePro M6000 is 233% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 49 tests (80%)
FirePro M6000 is ahead in 7 tests (11%)
there's a draw in 5 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.01	4.69
Recency	7 January 2020	1 July 2012
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	43 Watt

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 28.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 186.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M6000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook graphics card while FirePro M6000 is a mobile workstation one.

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