AMD FirePro M6000 vs AMD FirePro M4000
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 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 | AMD FirePro M4000 |
FirePro M Series | | |
Architecture | GCN | GCN |
Pipelines | 640 - unified | 512 - unified |
Core Speed | 750 MHz | 600 MHz |
Memory Speed | 4500 MHz | 4500 MHz |
Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Max. Amount of Memory | 2048 MB | 2048 MB |
Shared Memory | no | no |
API | DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.1 | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.1 |
Transistors | 1.5 Billion | 1.5 Billion |
technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Notebook Size | medium sized | medium sized |
Date of Announcement | 01.07.2012 | 01.07.2012 |
Codename | | Cape Verde GLM |
Features | | OpenCL 1.2, 32 TMUs, 16 ROPs |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - FirePro M4000
0.8 pt (2%)
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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
2726 Points (4%)
min: 2154 avg: 2186 median: 2186 (3%) max: 2218 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
2422 Points (2%)
min: 1935 avg: 1981 median: 1981 (2%) max: 2027 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD FirePro M6000 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
10744 Points (3%)
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 8611 avg: 8628 median: 8627.5 (3%) max: 8644 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD FirePro M6000 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
9070 Points (5%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 7942 avg: 7990 median: 7990 (5%) max: 8038 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
24574 Points (27%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD FirePro M6000 17152 Points (22%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 13689 avg: 13931 median: 13930.5 (18%) max: 14172 Points
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
36.1 fps (7%)
min: 28.8 avg: 29.5 median: 29.5 (6%) max: 30.1 fps
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD FirePro M6000 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
25.4 fps (15%)
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 23.69 avg: 23.8 median: 23.8 (14%) max: 23.94 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD FirePro M6000 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
9.2 fps (5%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 18.62 avg: 18.9 median: 18.9 (11%) max: 19.08 fps
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD FirePro M6000 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
43.1 fps (33%)
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 43.08 avg: 44.5 median: 44.5 (34%) max: 45.85 fps
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD FirePro M6000 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
2.6 fps (3%)
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 6.01 avg: 6.1 median: 6.1 (7%) max: 6.27 fps
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD FirePro M6000 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
51.3 fps (39%)
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 52.8 avg: 54.3 median: 54.3 (41%) max: 55.8 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD FirePro M6000 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
44 fps (47%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 55.3 avg: 58.2 median: 58.2 (62%) max: 61 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD FirePro M6000 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
25 fps (12%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 18.8 avg: 19.2 median: 19.2 (9%) max: 19.64 fps
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD FirePro M6000 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
14.9 fps (8%)
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD FirePro M4000 min: 16.28 avg: 17.8 median: 17.8 (9%) max: 19.37 fps
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.4 Points (81%)
7.2 Points (91%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
6.4 Points (81%)
7.2 Points (91%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD FirePro M6000 Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
10283 Points (7%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD FirePro M4000 8477 Points (6%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro M6000 Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
68.3 fps (24%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro M4000 55.4 fps (19%)
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 M6000 → 100% n=18
Average Benchmarks AMD FirePro M4000 → 108% 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.
100%
FirePro M6000:
112 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
56 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
51 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
33 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
167 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
122 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
101 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
51 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
125 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
116 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
108 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
97 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
90 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
62 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
27 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
172 fps
79%
FirePro M4000:
129 142.9 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
~ 136 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
121 fps
72%
FirePro M4000:
81.3 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
93 ~ 87 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
93 fps
74%
FirePro M4000:
56.7 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
81 ~ 69 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
69 fps
68%
FirePro M4000:
40.4 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
53 ~ 47 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
168 fps
81%
FirePro M4000:
125 147.9 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
~ 136 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
74 fps
84%
FirePro M4000:
51 73.3 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
~ 62 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
43 fps
88%
FirePro M4000:
33 43.6 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
~ 38 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
26 fps
73%
FirePro M4000:
17 20.9 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
~ 19 fps
FirePro M4000:
57.4 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
fps
FirePro M4000:
41.1 [X] Dell Precision M4700Intel Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz
FirePro M4000
fps
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 M6000:
169 fps
72%
FirePro M4000:
121 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
125 fps
84%
FirePro M4000:
105 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
58 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
32 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
98 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
53 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
39 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
291.8 fps
38%
FirePro M4000:
111 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
61.8 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
24.4 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
152 fps
104%
FirePro M4000:
158 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
130 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
78 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
37 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
132 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
71 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
58 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
18 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
319 fps
90%
FirePro M4000:
287 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
65 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
511 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
237 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
142 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
261.7 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
212 fps
117%
FirePro M4000:
248 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
203 fps
93%
FirePro M4000:
189 fps
100%
FirePro M6000:
87 fps
Average Gaming AMD FirePro M6000 → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming AMD FirePro M4000 → 76%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 78%