GeForce GTX 480M SLI vs FirePro M6100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M6100 with GeForce GTX 480M SLI, including specs and performance data.

FirePro M6100
2014
2 GB GDDR5
5.69

GTX 480M SLI outperforms M6100 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking599574
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data4.44
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameEmeraldN11E-GTX-A3
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date27 May 2014 (10 years ago)25 May 2010 (14 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 cores896704
Core clock speed1100 MHz425 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million6000 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data100 Watt
Texture fill rate61.60no data
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs56no data

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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/sno data
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 Dependentno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11
Shader Model6.5 (6.0)no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.2.170-

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 5.69
GTX 480M SLI 6.48
+13.9%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

FirePro M6100 5369
+27%
GTX 480M SLI 4229

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

FirePro M6100 19876
+20.5%
GTX 480M SLI 16500

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:

900p50−55
−22%
61
+22%
Full HD48
−39.6%
67
+39.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−16.7%
40−45
+16.7%
Hitman 3 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−11.4%
35−40
+11.4%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−10%
21−24
+10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−6.3%
50−55
+6.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−16.7%
40−45
+16.7%
Hitman 3 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−11.4%
35−40
+11.4%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−10%
21−24
+10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−6.3%
50−55
+6.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−16.7%
40−45
+16.7%
Hitman 3 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−11.4%
35−40
+11.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−10%
21−24
+10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−6.3%
50−55
+6.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 3−4
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−17.1%
40−45
+17.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how FirePro M6100 and GTX 480M SLI compete in popular games:

  • GTX 480M SLI is 22% faster in 900p
  • GTX 480M SLI is 40% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 480M SLI is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 480M SLI is ahead in 64 tests (91%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.69 6.48
Recency 27 May 2014 25 May 2010
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

FirePro M6100 has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 480M SLI, on the other hand, has a 13.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GTX 480M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M6100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M6100 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 480M SLI is a mobile 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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AMD FirePro M6100
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