AMD FirePro W6150M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W6150M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 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

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W6150M

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 33% higher core clock speed: 1075 MHz vs 810 MHz
Around 14% higher texture fill rate: 51.6 GTexel / s vs 45.4 GTexel / s
2.3x more pipelines: 768 vs 336
Around 52% better floating-point performance: 1,651 gflops vs 1,088.6 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
Around 38% higher memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 4000 MHz
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3360 vs 3332
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3360 vs 3332
4.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 43598 vs 9010

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 November 2015 vs 17 May 2011
Core clock speed	1075 MHz vs 810 MHz
Texture fill rate	51.6 GTexel / s vs 45.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	768 vs 336
Floating-point performance	1,651 gflops vs 1,088.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz vs 4000 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360 vs 3332
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360 vs 3332
Geekbench - OpenCL	43598 vs 9010

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3667 vs 2698
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3667 vs 2698
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 427 vs 286
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2737 vs 2358

Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3667 vs 2698
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3667 vs 2698
PassMark - G2D Mark	427 vs 286
PassMark - G3D Mark	2737 vs 2358

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W6150M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2698

3667

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2698

3667

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3360

3332

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3360

3332

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

43598

9010

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

286

427

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2358

2737

Name	AMD FirePro W6150M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2698	3667
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2698	3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360	3332
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360	3332
Geekbench - OpenCL	43598	9010
PassMark - G2D Mark	286	427
PassMark - G3D Mark	2358	2737
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		25.814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		623.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		30.402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		62.233
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3754
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3754
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W6150M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	Fermi 2.0
Code name	Saturn	GF114
Launch date	12 November 2015	17 May 2011
Place in performance rating	658	865
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$199
Price now		$353.59
Value for money (0-100)		10.61
Technical info
Core clock speed	1075 MHz	810 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,651 gflops	1,088.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	768	336
Texture fill rate	51.6 GTexel / s	45.4 GTexel / s
Transistor count	2,080 million	1,950 million
Maximum GPU temperature		99 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		150 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	Two 6-pin
Bus support		16x PCI-E 2.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		8.25" (21 cm)
SLI options		2-Way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	88 GB / s	128.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI