AMD FirePro D300 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile records an average benchmark score of 22729, while the AMD FirePro D300 records 19637. The NVIDIA part sits in the 67th percentile of all GPUs, compared to the AMD part at the 64th percentile.

Q: How do the two compare in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile scores 89420, which is 358.2% higher than the FirePro D300's 19515. The Vulkan result follows the same pattern: 89569 versus 19759, a 353.3% difference.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 256.0 GB/s. The FirePro D300 has 2 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 162.6 GB/s.

Q: Which GPU has the higher transistor density?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile, built on a 5 nm process, has a density of 118.9M transistors per mm². The FirePro D300, built on 28 nm, has a density of 13.2M per mm².

Q: What production status does each GPU hold?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile is listed as Active, while the FirePro D300 is End-of-life.

Q: What is the pixel rate for each GPU?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile reaches 90.72 GPixel/s, while the FirePro D300 reaches 27.20 GPixel/s.

Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, using the AD107 chip manufactured by TSMC on a 5 nm process. The AMD FirePro D300 uses the GCN 1.0 architecture with the Pitcairn chip, also from TSMC but on a 28 nm process. This process gap is the single largest architectural divide between the two: the RTX 4060 Mobile packs 18,900 million transistors into a 159 mm² die, while the FirePro D300 fits 2,800 million transistors into a 212 mm² die. The resulting transistor density is 118.9M per mm² for NVIDIA versus 13.2M per mm² for AMD, a roughly 9x difference.

The RTX 4060 Mobile carries 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, 48 ROPs, 24 RT cores, and 96 tensor cores. The FirePro D300 has 1280 shading units, 80 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, with no RT cores and no tensor cores listed. The presence of dedicated ray tracing and tensor hardware is a fundamental feature gap, not just a performance gap.

Memory technology also differs sharply. The RTX 4060 Mobile uses 8 GB of GDDR6 with a 128-bit bus and 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth, running at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective). The FirePro D300 uses 2 GB of GDDR5 with a 256-bit bus and 162.6 GB/s of bandwidth, running at 1270 MHz (5.1 Gbps effective). The RTX 4060 Mobile has twice the capacity and roughly 57% more bandwidth, despite a narrower bus. The wider bus on the AMD part does not compensate for the slower memory generation.

The interface and power delivery also differ. The RTX 4060 Mobile uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the FirePro D300 uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The RTX 4060 Mobile is an integrated form factor (IGP) with no power connectors, whereas the FirePro D300 is a single-slot card with 4x DisplayPort 1.2 outputs and a suggested PSU of 450 W. The RTX 4060 Mobile has a TDP of 115 W, while the FirePro D300 has a TDP of 150 W.

API support favors the newer card. The RTX 4060 Mobile supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The FirePro D300 supports DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. Both are listed with the same OpenGL version, but the DirectX and Vulkan versions are newer on the NVIDIA side.

Release timing is also a major differentiator. The RTX 4060 Mobile was released in January 2023 and belongs to the GeForce 40 Mobile generation, with the GeForce 30 Mobile as its predecessor and GeForce 50 Mobile as its successor. The FirePro D300 was released in January 2014, belongs to the FirePro Data Center (Dx00) generation, with FirePro Terascale as its predecessor and Radeon Instinct as its successor. The production status confirms the divide: Active for NVIDIA, End-of-life for AMD.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear choice for any workload where raw compute, modern API support, or memory capacity matters. The RTX 4060 Mobile leads the FirePro D300 by 358.2% in Geekbench OpenCL and by 353.3% in Geekbench Vulkan. Its average benchmark score of 22729 places it in the 67th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (22895, 0.7% higher), the Intel Arc B580 (23021, 1.3% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (22549, 0.8% lower), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile (22435, 1.3% lower). Those deltas are all within a few percent, meaning the RTX 4060 Mobile competes at the level of desktop-class discrete cards from a recent generation.

The FirePro D300, by contrast, has an average score of 19637 and sits in the 64th percentile. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro K5200 (19602, 0.2% lower), the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT (19765, 0.6% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (19410, 1.2% lower), and the NVIDIA Tesla K40m (19885, 1.2% higher). The FirePro D300 is therefore clustered with much older workstation and data-center parts, and its percentile is only 3 points below the RTX 4060 Mobile despite the enormous raw score gap, which reflects the spread of scores across the database.

For a user choosing between these two, the RTX 4060 Mobile is the only sensible pick for any modern workload. It has more memory, more bandwidth, newer architecture features such as RT and tensor cores, and a 10x advantage in raw compute benchmarks. The FirePro D300 retains a niche only in situations where its 256-bit bus, single-slot form factor, or 4x DisplayPort outputs are required, and where the workload is old enough to not benefit from the RTX 4060 Mobile's feature set. The RTX 4060 Mobile wins both recorded head-to-head benchmarks; the FirePro D300 has zero wins.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field. The RTX 4060 Mobile uses the AD107 chip on a 5 nm TSMC process, while the FirePro D300 uses Pitcairn on 28 nm. Transistor count is 18,900 million versus 2,800 million, and die size is 159 mm² versus 212 mm². The RTX 4060 Mobile has no base or boost clock listed in the database; the FirePro D300 also has no base or boost clock listed, so clock speed comparison is not possible from the recorded data. Memory clocks differ: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) for NVIDIA versus 1270 MHz (5.1 Gbps effective) for AMD.

Memory size is 8 GB versus 2 GB. Memory type is GDDR6 versus GDDR5. Bus width is 128-bit versus 256-bit. Bandwidth is 256.0 GB/s versus 162.6 GB/s. Shading units are 3072 versus 1280. TMUs are 96 versus 80. ROPs are 48 versus 32. The RTX 4060 Mobile has 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores; the FirePro D300 has none. Pixel rate is 90.72 GPixel/s versus 27.20 GPixel/s. Texture rate is 181.4 GTexel/s versus 68.00 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 11.61 TFLOPS versus 2.176 TFLOPS. FP16 is 11.61 TFLOPS (1:1) for NVIDIA; no FP16 figure is recorded for AMD.

TDP is 115 W versus 150 W. Slot width is IGP versus single-slot. Power connectors are none versus not listed. The suggested PSU for the FirePro D300 is 450 W; no suggested PSU is listed for the RTX 4060 Mobile. Bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8 versus PCIe 3.0 x16. Display outputs are portable-device-dependent for NVIDIA versus 4x DisplayPort 1.2 for AMD. Length is not recorded for the RTX 4060 Mobile; the FirePro D300 is 242 mm (9.5 inches). DirectX version is 12 Ultimate (12_2) versus 12 (11_1). Vulkan version is 1.4 versus 1.2.170. Release dates are January 2023 versus January 2014.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records two head-to-head benchmark comparisons, and the RTX 4060 Mobile wins both by a wide margin.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4060 Mobile scores 89420 against the FirePro D300's 19515. The delta is 358.2%, meaning the NVIDIA part delivers more than 4.5 times the OpenCL performance of the AMD part. This is the largest recorded gap between the two. OpenCL is a common compute workload, and the RTX 4060 Mobile's 11.61 TFLOPS of FP32 versus 2.176 TFLOPS explains the scale of the difference. The FirePro D300's 2 GB memory also limits the size of datasets it can handle in a single pass.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the RTX 4060 Mobile scores 89569 against the FirePro D300's 19759, a delta of 353.3%. Vulkan is a lower-level graphics API, and the gap is nearly identical to the OpenCL gap, which suggests the difference is driven by raw hardware throughput rather than driver optimization for a specific API. The RTX 4060 Mobile's Vulkan 1.4 support versus the FirePro D300's Vulkan 1.2.170 also means the NVIDIA card can expose newer features to applications that require them.

The RTX 4060 Mobile's Passmark scores are only recorded for the NVIDIA card: 107 in DirectX 10, 157 in DirectX 11, 73 in DirectX 12, 216 in DirectX 9, 730 in G2D, 17469 in G3D, and 6816 in GPU compute. No Passmark scores are recorded for the FirePro D300, so cross-GPU comparison in those tests is not possible from the database. The FirePro D300's only recorded benchmarks are the two Geekbench tests, both of which it loses.

The average benchmark score comparison reinforces the head-to-head results. The RTX 4060 Mobile averages 22729, which is 15.7% higher than the FirePro D300's 19637. The percentile ranks are 67 versus 64, a smaller gap than the raw scores would suggest, but the average score is the more direct measure of overall performance.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 4060 Mobile wins in every recorded benchmark category. Its strengths are concentrated in modern compute and graphics workloads: OpenCL, Vulkan, and any application that can use its 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores. The 8 GB GDDR6 memory with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth supports larger textures, larger datasets, and higher-resolution rendering than the FirePro D300's 2 GB GDDR5. The 11.61 TFLOPS FP32 throughput, 181.4 GTexel/s texture rate, and 90.72 GPixel/s pixel rate position it as a capable performer for gaming, content creation, and general-purpose GPU compute. The Active production status and 2023 release date mean it is a current product with ongoing driver support.

The FirePro D300 has no recorded benchmark wins. Its advantages are structural rather than performance-based. The 256-bit memory bus is wider, though the slower GDDR5 memory means it still delivers less bandwidth overall. The single-slot form factor and 4x DisplayPort 1.2 outputs make it appropriate for multi-display workstation setups where multiple cards need to fit in a chassis. The 150 W TDP and 450 W suggested PSU indicate it is designed for desktop installation, whereas the RTX 4060 Mobile is an integrated part with no power connectors, intended for portable devices. The FirePro D300's 64th percentile ranking shows it is still above the median GPU in the database, but its nearest rivals are older workstation and data-center cards such as the Quadro K5200 and Tesla K40m, not modern parts.

For a workload that requires multiple DisplayPort outputs, a single-slot card, or a 256-bit bus, the FirePro D300 has a functional niche. For any workload that requires raw compute, modern API support, ray tracing, tensor operations, or more than 2 GB of memory, the RTX 4060 Mobile is the only choice supported by the data. The head-to-head results are unambiguous: 2 wins for the RTX 4060 Mobile, 0 wins for the FirePro D300.