AMD FirePro M6000 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro M6000 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro M6000

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro M6000

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
4.5x lower typical power consumption: 43 Watt vs 195 Watt
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3306
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3306
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 776 vs 531

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 July 2012 vs 22 March 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	43 Watt vs 195 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3306
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3306
PassMark - G2D Mark	776 vs 531

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Around 26% higher core clock speed: 1006 MHz vs 800 MHz
4x more texture fill rate: 128.8 billion / sec vs 32 GTexel / s
2.4x more pipelines: 1536 vs 640
3x better floating-point performance: 3,090.4 gflops vs 1,024 gflops
Around 50% higher memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 4000 MHz
2.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18376 vs 8095
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7222 vs 3024
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7222 vs 3024
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3666 vs 1832
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3666 vs 1832
3.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5590 vs 1820

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1006 MHz vs 800 MHz
Texture fill rate	128.8 billion / sec vs 32 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1536 vs 640
Floating-point performance	3,090.4 gflops vs 1,024 gflops
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz vs 4000 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	18376 vs 8095
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7222 vs 3024
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7222 vs 3024
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3666 vs 1832
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3666 vs 1832
PassMark - G3D Mark	5590 vs 1820

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro M6000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

8095

18376

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3024

7222

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3024

7222

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1832

3666

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1832

3666

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3306

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3306

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

776

531

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1820

5590

Name	AMD FirePro M6000	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
Geekbench - OpenCL	8095	18376
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3024	7222
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3024	7222
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1832	3666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1832	3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357	3306
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357	3306
PassMark - G2D Mark	776	531
PassMark - G3D Mark	1820	5590
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		46.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		989.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		4.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		36.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		99.577
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		2004

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro M6000	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Heathrow	GK104
Launch date	1 July 2012	22 March 2012
Place in performance rating	543	544
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$499
Price now		$579.99
Value for money (0-100)		12.83
Technical info
Core clock speed	800 MHz	1006 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,024 gflops	3,090.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	1536
Texture fill rate	32 GTexel / s	128.8 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	43 Watt	195 Watt
Transistor count	1,500 million	3,540 million
Boost clock speed		1058 MHz
CUDA cores		1536
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI...
StereoOutput3D
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	n / a	PCI Express 3.0
Form factor	MXM-B
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Supplementary power connectors	None	Two 6-pin
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		10.0" (25.4 cm)
SLI options		3-way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2048 MB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB / s	192.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	6008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA