FirePro M6100 vs GeForce GTX 460

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M6100 and GeForce GTX 460, 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 M6100 stacks up against GeForce GTX 460, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M6100 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro M6100 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 M6100 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M6100 GeForce GTX 460
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 6-pin & 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 768 MB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • FirePro M6100 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce GTX 460 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 460 has 766 GB more memory, than FirePro M6100.
  • FirePro M6100 is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 460 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M6100 is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GTX 460 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 425 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.
  • FirePro M6100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 460 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 2400 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 10−12
ultra / 1080p 6−7 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 21−24 24−27
medium / 1080p 12−14 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than FirePro M6100.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6100 GeForce GTX 460
Architecture GCN Fermi
Code name Bonaire GF104
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 October 2013 12 July 2010
Pipelines 768 336
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 675 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 51.60 37.80
Floating-point performance 1,651 gflops 907.2 gflops
Length 8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 88 GB/s 86.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.1
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 196 Mh/s 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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