AMD FirePro W6150M vs AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W6150M and AMD Radeon R9 M280X 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.

AMD FirePro W6150M

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W6150M

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 8% higher core clock speed: 1075 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 43598 vs 41708
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 286 vs 247
2.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2358 vs 814

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 November 2015 vs 5 February 2015
Core clock speed	1075 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360 vs 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360 vs 3358
Geekbench - OpenCL	43598 vs 41708
PassMark - G2D Mark	286 vs 247
PassMark - G3D Mark	2358 vs 814

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Around 9% higher texture fill rate: 56 GTexel / s vs 51.6 GTexel / s
Around 17% higher pipelines: 896 vs 768
Around 9% better floating-point performance: 1,792 gflops vs 1,651 gflops
Around 38% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3713 vs 2698
Around 38% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3713 vs 2698

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	56 GTexel / s vs 51.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	896 vs 768
Floating-point performance	1,792 gflops vs 1,651 gflops
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3713 vs 2698
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3713 vs 2698

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W6150M
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M280X

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2698

3713

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2698

3713

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3360

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3360

3358

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

43598

41708

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

286

247

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2358

814

Name	AMD FirePro W6150M	AMD Radeon R9 M280X
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2698	3713
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2698	3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360	3358
Geekbench - OpenCL	43598	41708
PassMark - G2D Mark	286	247
PassMark - G3D Mark	2358	814

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W6150M	AMD Radeon R9 M280X
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Saturn	Saturn
Launch date	12 November 2015	5 February 2015
Place in performance rating	658	659
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Technical info
Core clock speed	1075 MHz	1000 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,651 gflops	1,792 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	896
Texture fill rate	51.6 GTexel / s	56 GTexel / s
Transistor count	2,080 million	2,080 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Bus support		Not Listed
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	11
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Mantle
OpenCL		Not Listed
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	88 GB / s	88 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	Not Listed
Shared memory		0
Technologies
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore