FirePro M6100 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

In this comparison between FirePro M6100 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro M6100 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

FirePro M6100 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M6100 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M6100 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • FirePro M6100 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are build with GCN architecture.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • FirePro M6100 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 1200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 21−24 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 215% more, than FirePro M6100.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6100 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture GCN GCN
Code name Bonaire Wimbledon XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 October 2013 1 May 2012
Pipelines 768 2560
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 51.60
Floating-point performance 1,651 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 88 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_0) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 196 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
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