Radeon Pro W6600 vs FirePro M6100

Place in the ranking	604	108
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	73.26
Power efficiency	no data	27.60
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Emerald	Navi 23
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	27 May 2014 (10 years ago)	8 June 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores	896	1792
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	2331 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2903 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	61.60	325.1
Floating-point processing power	1.971 TFLOPS	10.4 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	56	112
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	28

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 size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	224.0 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 Connectors

Portable Device Dependent

4x DisplayPort

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5 (6.0)	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.170	1.2

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 5.51

Pro W6600 38.27
+595%

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 2221

Pro W6600 15414
+594%

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 HD

−512%

300−350
+512%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

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2.16

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −567%	80−85 +567%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −567%	80−85 +567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −567%	120−130 +567%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −567%	80−85 +567%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −567%	80−85 +567%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −567%	160−170 +567%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −567%	80−85 +567%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −579%	95−100 +579%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −547%	110−120 +547%
Valorant	18−20 −567%	120−130 +567%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −567%	120−130 +567%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −567%	80−85 +567%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −567%	80−85 +567%
Dota 2	20−22 −550%	130−140 +550%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −567%	180−190 +567%
Fortnite	30−35 −576%	230−240 +576%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −567%	160−170 +567%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −567%	80−85 +567%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −584%	130−140 +584%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −579%	95−100 +579%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −525%	300−310 +525%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −547%	110−120 +547%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −567%	120−130 +567%
Valorant	18−20 −567%	120−130 +567%
World of Tanks	90−95 −552%	600−650 +552%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −567%	120−130 +567%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −567%	80−85 +567%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −567%	80−85 +567%
Dota 2	20−22 −550%	130−140 +550%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −567%	180−190 +567%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −567%	160−170 +567%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −567%	80−85 +567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −525%	300−310 +525%
Valorant	18−20 −567%	120−130 +567%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −586%	240−250 +586%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
World of Tanks	40−45 −590%	290−300 +590%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −567%	60−65 +567%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −567%	80−85 +567%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −550%	65−70 +550%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 −588%	55−60 +588%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −567%	60−65 +567%
Valorant	14−16 −567%	100−105 +567%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −550%	65−70 +550%
Dota 2	16−18 −547%	110−120 +547%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −547%	110−120 +547%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −547%	110−120 +547%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −547%	110−120 +547%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −550%	65−70 +550%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Dota 2	16−18 −547%	110−120 +547%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −543%	45−50 +543%
Fortnite	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Valorant	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%

This is how FirePro M6100 and Pro W6600 compete in popular games:

Pro W6600 is 512% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.51	38.27
Recency	27 May 2014	8 June 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm

Pro W6600 has a 594.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro W6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M6100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M6100 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon Pro W6600 is a workstation one.

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