FirePro M6100 vs Quadro FX 4800

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M6100 and Quadro FX 4800. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro M6100 and Quadro FX 4800. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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 Quadro FX 4800
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1536 MB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • FirePro M6100 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro FX 4800 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro FX 4800 has 1534 GB more memory, than FirePro M6100.
  • FirePro M6100 is used in Laptops, and Quadro FX 4800 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M6100 is build with GCN architecture, and Quadro FX 4800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 498 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.
  • FirePro M6100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 4800 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 4400 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 2−3
ultra / 1080p 6−7 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 12−14
medium / 1080p 12−14 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M6100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Quadro FX 4800.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6100 Quadro FX 4800
Architecture GCN Tesla 2.0
Code name Bonaire GT200B
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 October 2013 11 November 2008
Pipelines 768 192
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 602 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 51.60 38.53
Floating-point performance 1,651 gflops 462.3 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 88 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 6.3 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 1.3
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 196 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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