FirePro M4100 vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M4100 and Radeon HD 6850 X2, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro M4100 stacks up against Radeon HD 6850 X2, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6850 X2

FirePro M4100 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro M4100 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with FirePro M4100 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M4100 Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 254 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro M4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M4100 and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro M4100 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M4100 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 130 MHz higher, than FirePro M4100.
  • FirePro M4100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 200 MHz higher, than FirePro M4100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 12−14
ultra / 1080p 0−1 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 12−14 27−30
medium / 1080p 3−4 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than FirePro M4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro M4100 Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture GCN TeraScale 2
Code name Mars Barts
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 October 2013 19 September 2011
Pipelines 384 960
Core clock speed 670 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 16.08 38.40
Floating-point performance 514.6 gflops 2x 1,536.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 74 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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