AMD FirePro M5950 vs AMD FirePro M4000 vs AMD FirePro M6000
AMD FirePro M5950
► remove from comparison The AMD FirePro M5950 is an upper middle-class mobile workstation graphics card with DirectX 11 support. It is based on the Whistler architecture found in the Radeon HD 6600M/6700M series. The clock rates and GDDR5 memory are identical to that of the Radeon HD 6770M.
Compared to the Radeon consumer line, the FirePro offers certified drivers for professional 3D applications. Due to optimizations and some unlocked features, the performance when using professional applications is more efficient with the FirePro M5950.
The integrated 480 Stream processors of the FirePro M5950 are based on the "old" 5D architecture similar to that of the Radeon 5000 series. Due to the different architecture, the core count is not directly comparable to the 1D cores found in current Nvidia GPUs. General tessellation performance of the M5950 should be similar to the desktop 6800 series.
The Stream processors can be used with DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.1, DirectCompute 11 and OpenCL. The latter two frameworks allow the M5950 to process general computations.
The theoretical performance is similar to its consumer counterpart, the Radeon HD 6770M. However, due to the professional drivers, games may generally run a bit slower. The 6770M is able to run modern games in medium-high settings and resolutions fluently (see benchmarks on the HD 6770M page or below).
The professional performance in SPECviewperf 11 positions the M5950 between the Quadro 1000M (10% slower) and the Nvidia Quadro 2000M (about 20% faster).
The UVD3 video decoder supports the decoding of MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, Flash and now also Multi-View Codec (MVC) and MPEG-4 part 2 (DivX, xVid) HD videos on the graphics card.
Furthermore, the FirePro M5950 integrates a HD audio controller to transmit HD Audio (TrueHD or DTS Master Audio) over HDMI and DisplayPort (e.g. für Blu-Ray videos).
The AMD HD3D Technology offers support for Blu-Ray 3D and 3D displays, both integrated and external. The solution, however, is not as mature as Nvidia's 3D Vision with regards to drivers and general software support.
Thanks to Eyefinity, the M5950 graphics chip is able to theoretically drive up to 5 monitors simultaneously. Note that this will only work if the laptop features enough DisplayPort outputs to begin with.
The power consumption of the M5950 chip should be similar to the Radeon HD 6770M (~30 Watts). As a result, the graphics card can usually be found in 15" or larger laptops with adequate cooling solutions.
AMD FirePro M4000
► remove from comparison The AMD FirePro M4000 is a middle-class mobile workstation graphics card with DirectX 11 support. It is based on the same Cape-Verde-chip found in the Radeon HD 7700M series.
Compared to the Radeon consumer line, the FirePro offers certified drivers for professional 3D applications. Due to optimizations and some unlocked features, the performance when using professional applications is more efficient with the FirePro M4000.
The integrated 512 Stream processors of the FirePro M4000 are based on the new GCN-architecture.
The gaming performance should be slightly faster than the Radeon HD 7750M. Overall, the card is able to run modern games (2012) in medium details and HD resolution fluently.
The FirePro M4000 also supports automatic graphics switching between the integrated GPU and discrete GPU. Called Enduro, the technology supersedes AMD's Dynamic Switchable Graphics and is similar to Nvidia's Optimus. Furthermore, the card can directly support up to 6 connected monitors using Eyefinity Technology if Enduro is disabled.
Other features of the series include ZeroCore for reducing power consumption when the display is turned off and Power Gating to power down areas of the chip that are not used. PowerTune allows automatic overclocking and underclocking of the graphics card as long as the GPU is within its TDP range. For example, the chip may be underclocked when running FurMark and OCCT, but will overclock in certain games like Lost Planet, Crysis or Resident Evil 5.
The integrated HD audio processor is able to transmit HD Audio (TrueHD or DTS Master Audio) over HDMI and DisplayPort (e.g., for Blu-Ray videos). Additionally, it now allows audio to output simultaneously and in parallel to multiple devices with the new Discrete Digital Multipoint Audio (DDMA) feature.
The power consumption of the M4000 should be best suited for notebooks 15 inches or greater.
AMD FirePro M6000
► remove from comparison The AMD FirePro M6000 is an upper middle-class mobile workstation graphics card with DirectX 11 support. It is based on the same Cape-Verde-chip found in the Radeon HD 7700M / 7800M series.
Compared to the Radeon consumer line, the FirePro offers certified drivers for professional 3D applications. Due to optimizations and some unlocked features, the performance when using professional applications is more efficient with the FirePro M6000.
The integrated 640 Stream processors of the FirePro M6000 are based on the new GCN-architecture.
The gaming performance is somewhere between the Radeon HD 7850M and 7870M. Therefore, the card is able to run modern games (2013) in medium or high details and HD resolution fluently.
The FirePro M6000 also supports automatic graphics switching between the integrated GPU and discrete GPU. Called Enduro, the technology supersedes AMD's Dynamic Switchable Graphics and is similar to Nvidia's Optimus. Furthermore, the card can directly support up to 6 connected monitors using Eyefinity Technology if Enduro is disabled.
Other features of the series include ZeroCore for reducing power consumption when the display is turned off and Power Gating to power down areas of the chip that are not used. PowerTune allows automatic overclocking and underclocking of the graphics card as long as the GPU is within its TDP range. For example, the chip may be underclocked when running FurMark and OCCT, but will overclock in certain games like Lost Planet, Crysis or Resident Evil 5.
The integrated HD audio processor is able to transmit HD Audio (TrueHD or DTS Master Audio) over HDMI and DisplayPort (e.g., for Blu-Ray videos). Additionally, it now allows audio to output simultaneously and in parallel to multiple devices with the new Discrete Digital Multipoint Audio (DDMA) feature.
The power consumption of the M6000 is best suited for notebooks 15 inches or greater.
| AMD FirePro M5950 | AMD FirePro M4000 | AMD FirePro M6000 |
| FirePro M Series | | | |
| Codename | Whistler-XT | Cape Verde GLM | |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 | GCN | GCN |
| Pipelines | 480 - unified | 512 - unified | 640 - unified |
| Core Speed | 725 MHz | 600 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 900 MHz | 4500 MHz | 4500 MHz |
| Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Max. Amount of Memory | 1024 MB | 2048 MB | 2048 MB |
| Shared Memory | no | no | no |
| API | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.1 | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.1 | DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.1 |
| Transistors | 715 Million | 1.5 Billion | 1.5 Billion |
| technology | 40 nm | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Features | OpenCL 1.1, Type A MXM | OpenCL 1.2, 32 TMUs, 16 ROPs | |
| Notebook Size | medium sized | medium sized | medium sized |
| Date of Announcement | 13.04.2011 | 01.07.2012 | 01.07.2012 |
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com | | |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - FirePro M4000
0.8 pt (2%)
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max:
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
7729 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
12587 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
1617 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
1713 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
94767 Points (11%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
1500 Points (2%)
min: 2154 avg: 2186 median: 2186 (3%) max: 2218 Points
2726 Points (4%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
1350 Points (1%)
min: 1935 avg: 1981 median: 1981 (2%) max: 2027 Points
2422 Points (2%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD FirePro M5950 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
6257 Points (2%)
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 8611 avg: 8628 median: 8627.5 (3%) max: 8644 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD FirePro M6000 10744 Points (3%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD FirePro M5950 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
5560 Points (3%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 7942 avg: 7990 median: 7990 (5%) max: 8038 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD FirePro M6000 9070 Points (5%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
31792 Points (17%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
19971 Points (22%)
24574 Points (27%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + AMD FirePro M5950 7137 Points (9%)
| Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
|---|
| 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings |
Dell Precision M4600  (3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings) | 2520M | FirePro M5950 1 GB | 4 GB | 7137 |
10592 Points (14%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 13689 avg: 13931 median: 13930.5 (18%) max: 14172 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD FirePro M6000 17152 Points (23%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
21.3 fps (7%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
17.7 fps (8%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
17.9 fps (3%)
min: 28.8 avg: 29.5 median: 29.5 (6%) max: 30.1 fps
36.1 fps (7%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD FirePro M5950 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
19.6 fps (12%)
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 23.69 avg: 23.8 median: 23.8 (14%) max: 23.94 fps
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD FirePro M6000 25.4 fps (15%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD FirePro M5950 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
16.5 fps (9%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 18.62 avg: 18.9 median: 18.9 (11%) max: 19.08 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD FirePro M6000 9.2 fps (5%)
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD FirePro M5950 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
38.9 fps (30%)
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 43.08 avg: 44.5 median: 44.5 (34%) max: 45.85 fps
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD FirePro M6000 43.1 fps (33%)
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD FirePro M5950 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
4.7 fps (6%)
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 6.01 avg: 6.1 median: 6.1 (7%) max: 6.27 fps
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD FirePro M6000 2.6 fps (3%)
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD FirePro M5950 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
49.3 fps (37%)
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 52.8 avg: 54.3 median: 54.3 (41%) max: 55.8 fps
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD FirePro M6000 51.3 fps (39%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD FirePro M5950 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
48.6 fps (52%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 55.3 avg: 58.2 median: 58.2 (62%) max: 61 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD FirePro M6000 44 fps (47%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD FirePro M5950 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
15.5 fps (7%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 18.8 avg: 19.2 median: 19.2 (9%) max: 19.64 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD FirePro M6000 25 fps (12%)
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD FirePro M5950 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
16.8 fps (9%)
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 16.28 avg: 17.8 median: 17.8 (9%) max: 19.37 fps
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD FirePro M6000 14.9 fps (8%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.7 Points (85%)
7.2 Points (91%)
6.4 Points (81%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
6.7 Points (85%)
7.2 Points (91%)
6.4 Points (81%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD FirePro M5950 Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
7975 Points (6%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD FirePro M4000 8477 Points (6%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD FirePro M6000 10283 Points (7%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro M5950 Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
50.1 fps (17%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro M4000 55.4 fps (19%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro M6000 68.3 fps (24%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
270 Samples/s (1%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
470 Samples/s (1%)
Average Benchmarks AMD FirePro M5950 → 100% n=18
Average Benchmarks AMD FirePro M4000 → 125% n=18
Average Benchmarks AMD FirePro M6000 → 128% n=18
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
FirePro M4000:
129 142.9 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
~ 136 fps
FirePro M4000:
81.3 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
93 ~ 87 fps
FirePro M4000:
56.7 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
81 ~ 69 fps
FirePro M4000:
40.4 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
53 ~ 47 fps
FirePro M4000:
125 147.9 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
~ 136 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
45.1 fps
137%
FirePro M4000:
51 73.3 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
~ 62 fps
164%
FirePro M6000:
74 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
29.2 fps
130%
FirePro M4000:
33 43.6 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
~ 38 fps
147%
FirePro M6000:
43 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
15 fps
127%
FirePro M4000:
17 20.9 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
~ 19 fps
173%
FirePro M6000:
26 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
43.5 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
30.9 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
16 fps
FirePro M4000:
57.4 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
29.5 fps
139%
FirePro M4000:
41.1 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
23.1 fps
143%
FirePro M4000:
33 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
fps
FirePro M4000:
14.2 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
167 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
104.2 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
64.3 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
65 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
55 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
20 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
48.4 fps
110%
FirePro M6000:
53 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
21.6 fps
181%
FirePro M6000:
39 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
82.4 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
56.1 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
18.2 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
64.9 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
48.3 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
16 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
75.7 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
63.2 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
43.8 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
55.3 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
46.8 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
28.9 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
67.4 fps
104%
FirePro M4000:
70 fps
193%
FirePro M6000:
130 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
47.2 fps
131%
FirePro M4000:
62 fps
165%
FirePro M6000:
78 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
29.7 fps
114%
FirePro M4000:
34 fps
125%
FirePro M6000:
37 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
45.7 fps
155%
FirePro M6000:
71 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
24.2 fps
240%
FirePro M6000:
58 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
8.7 fps
207%
FirePro M6000:
18 fps
100%
FirePro M5950:
96 [X] Dell Precision M4600 Intel Core i5-2520M 2.5GHz
FirePro M5950
fps
Average Gaming AMD FirePro M5950 → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming AMD FirePro M4000 → 128%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 133%
Average Gaming AMD FirePro M6000 → 169%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 160%
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