AMD FirePro W6150M vs AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W6150M and AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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.

AMD FirePro W6150M

AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W6150M

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
2.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2698 vs 971
2.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2698 vs 971
Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3360 vs 1980
Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3360 vs 1980

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 November 2015 vs 21 December 2013
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2698 vs 971
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2698 vs 971
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360 vs 1980
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360 vs 1980

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Around 2% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 1075 MHz
Around 19% higher texture fill rate: 61.6 GTexel / s vs 51.6 GTexel / s
Around 17% higher pipelines: 896 vs 768
Around 19% better floating-point performance: 1,971 gflops vs 1,651 gflops
Around 18% higher memory clock speed: 6500 MHz vs 5500 MHz
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 508 vs 286
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3048 vs 2358

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1100 MHz vs 1075 MHz
Texture fill rate	61.6 GTexel / s vs 51.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	896 vs 768
Floating-point performance	1,971 gflops vs 1,651 gflops
Memory clock speed	6500 MHz vs 5500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	508 vs 286
PassMark - G3D Mark	3048 vs 2358

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W6150M
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2698

971

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2698

971

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3360

1980

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3360

1980

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

286

508

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2358

3048

Name	AMD FirePro W6150M	AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2698	971
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2698	971
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360	1980
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360	1980
Geekbench - OpenCL	43598
PassMark - G2D Mark	286	508
PassMark - G3D Mark	2358	3048

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W6150M	AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Saturn	Bonaire
Launch date	12 November 2015	21 December 2013
Place in performance rating	658	659
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	1075 MHz	1100 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,651 gflops	1,971 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	896
Texture fill rate	51.6 GTexel / s	61.6 GTexel / s
Transistor count	2,080 million	2,080 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		85 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
Length		183 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	88 GB / s	104.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	6500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5