FirePro M6100 vs Quadro K4200

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M6100 and Quadro K4200, 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 Quadro K4200, 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 Quadro K4200
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro M6100 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro K4200 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K4200 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro M6100.
  • FirePro M6100 is used in Laptops, and Quadro K4200 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M6100 is build with GCN architecture, and Quadro K4200 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 329 MHz higher, than Quadro K4200.
  • FirePro M6100 and Quadro K4200 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 600 MHz higher, than Quadro K4200.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 21−24
ultra / 1080p 6−7 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 21−24 40−45
medium / 1080p 12−14 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than FirePro M6100.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6100 Quadro K4200
Architecture GCN Kepler
Code name Bonaire GK104
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 October 2013 22 July 2014
Pipelines 768 1344
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 771 MHz
Boost Clock 784 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 51.60 87.81
Floating-point performance 1,651 gflops 2,107 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 88 GB/s 172.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 196 Mh/s 119 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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