AMD FirePro W6150M vs AMD Radeon R7 250X

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W6150M and AMD Radeon R7 250X 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: GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench - OpenCL, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro W6150M

AMD Radeon R7 250X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W6150M

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 36% higher texture fill rate: 51.6 GTexel / s vs 38 GTexel / s
Around 20% higher pipelines: 768 vs 640
Around 36% better floating-point performance: 1,651 gflops vs 1,216 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
3.4x more memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 1625 MHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2358 vs 2269

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 November 2015 vs 13 February 2014
Texture fill rate	51.6 GTexel / s vs 38 GTexel / s
Pipelines	768 vs 640
Floating-point performance	1,651 gflops vs 1,216 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz vs 1625 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360 vs 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360 vs 3358
PassMark - G3D Mark	2358 vs 2269

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250X

Around 38% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3716 vs 2698
Around 38% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3716 vs 2698
2.2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 637 vs 286

Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716 vs 2698
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716 vs 2698
PassMark - G2D Mark	637 vs 286

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W6150M
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 250X

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2698

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2698

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3360

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3360

3358

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

286

637

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2358

2269

Name	AMD FirePro W6150M	AMD Radeon R7 250X
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2698	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2698	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360	3358
Geekbench - OpenCL	43598
PassMark - G2D Mark	286	637
PassMark - G3D Mark	2358	2269
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		32.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		638.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.963
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		51.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		151.963
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3916
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3916
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W6150M	AMD Radeon R7 250X
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Saturn	Cape Verde
Launch date	12 November 2015	13 February 2014
Place in performance rating	661	663
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$99
Price now		$260.70
Value for money (0-100)		11.25
Technical info
Core clock speed	1075 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,651 gflops	1,216 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	640
Texture fill rate	51.6 GTexel / s	38 GTexel / s
Transistor count	2,080 million	1,500 million
Boost clock speed		1000 MHz
Stream Processors		640
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		80 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Length		210 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	88 GB / s	96 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	1625 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync