FirePro M6100 vs GeForce GT 445M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M6100 and GeForce GT 445M, 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 GT 445M, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M6100 and GeForce GT 445M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M6100 and GeForce GT 445M 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 GeForce GT 445M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M6100 GeForce GT 445M
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M6100 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce GT 445M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 445M has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M6100.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • FirePro M6100 is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GT 445M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 445M is 80 MHz higher, than FirePro M6100.
  • FirePro M6100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GT 445M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 4750 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 445M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 0−1
ultra / 1080p 6−7 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 10−11
medium / 1080p 12−14 1−2
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M6100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than GeForce GT 445M.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6100 GeForce GT 445M
Architecture GCN Fermi
Code name Bonaire N11E-GE
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 October 2013 3 September 2010
Pipelines 768 144
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 1180 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 51.60 10.6 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,651 gflops 339.8 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 88 GB/s 60.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 API
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 144
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 196 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
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