FirePro V3900 vs FirePro M6100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M6100 with FirePro V3900, including specs and performance data.

FirePro M6100
2014
2 GB GDDR5
5.58
+236%

M6100 outperforms V3900 by a whopping 236% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking597939
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.40
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameEmeraldTurks
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date27 May 2014 (10 years ago)7 February 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores896480
Core clock speed1100 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data199 Watt
Texture fill rate61.6015.60
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPS0.624 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs5624

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 2.1 x16
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Form factorno datahalf height / half length
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s28 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort countno data1
Dual-link DVI support-+
HD сomponent video output-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.5 (6.0)5.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.2.170N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro M6100 5.58
+236%
FirePro V3900 1.66

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro M6100 2152
+236%
FirePro V3900 640

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

FirePro M6100 12894
+724%
FirePro V3900 1564

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD49
+250%
14−16
−250%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%
Hitman 3 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+243%
14−16
−243%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%
Hitman 3 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+243%
14−16
−243%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%
Hitman 3 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+243%
14−16
−243%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Hitman 3 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

This is how FirePro M6100 and FirePro V3900 compete in popular games:

  • FirePro M6100 is 250% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.58 1.66
Recency 27 May 2014 7 February 2012
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

FirePro M6100 has a 236.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The FirePro M6100 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V3900 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M6100 is a mobile workstation card while FirePro V3900 is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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