RTX A1000 vs FirePro M6100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M6100 with RTX A1000, including specs and performance data.

FirePro M6100
2014
2 GB GDDR5
5.69

RTX A1000 outperforms M6100 by a whopping 393% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking599199
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data38.45
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameEmeraldGA107
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date27 May 2014 (10 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year 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 cores8962304
Core clock speed1100 MHz727 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1462 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rate61.60105.3
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPS6.737 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs5672
Tensor Coresno data72
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data163 mm
Widthno data1-slot
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s192.0 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 Dependent4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.5 (6.0)6.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.2.1701.3
CUDA-8.6

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
RTX A1000 28.04
+393%

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 2194
RTX A1000 10805
+392%

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 12978
RTX A1000 53145
+310%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

FirePro M6100 16951
RTX A1000 49260
+191%

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 HD48
−379%
230−240
+379%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−367%
70−75
+367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−367%
70−75
+367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−369%
75−80
+369%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−372%
170−180
+372%
Hitman 3 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−386%
170−180
+386%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−364%
65−70
+364%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−367%
70−75
+367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−375%
95−100
+375%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−379%
230−240
+379%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−367%
70−75
+367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−367%
70−75
+367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−369%
75−80
+369%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−372%
170−180
+372%
Hitman 3 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−386%
170−180
+386%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−364%
65−70
+364%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−367%
70−75
+367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−375%
95−100
+375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−374%
90−95
+374%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−379%
230−240
+379%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−367%
70−75
+367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−372%
170−180
+372%
Hitman 3 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−386%
170−180
+386%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−375%
95−100
+375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−374%
90−95
+374%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−379%
230−240
+379%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−367%
70−75
+367%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−355%
50−55
+355%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−367%
70−75
+367%
Hitman 3 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−386%
170−180
+386%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Hitman 3 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−355%
50−55
+355%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%

This is how FirePro M6100 and RTX A1000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A1000 is 379% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.69 28.04
Recency 27 May 2014 16 April 2024
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

RTX A1000 has a 392.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A1000 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M6100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M6100 is a mobile workstation card while RTX A1000 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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