FirePro M6100 vs GeForce GTS 160M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M6100 and GeForce GTS 160M, 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 GTS 160M, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M6100 and GeForce GTS 160M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M6100 and GeForce GTS 160M 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 GTS 160M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M6100 GeForce GTS 160M
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M6100 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce GTS 160M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M6100 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • FirePro M6100 is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GTS 160M - with G9x.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 400 MHz higher, than FirePro M6100.
  • FirePro M6100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTS 160M - by 55 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 0−1
ultra / 1080p 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 1−2
medium / 1080p 12−14 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M6100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6100 GeForce GTS 160M
Architecture GCN G9x
Code name Bonaire N10E-GS1
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 October 2013 2 March 2009
Pipelines 768 64
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 1500 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 505 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 51.60 19 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,651 gflops 192 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 88 GB/s 51 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 6.3 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 2.1
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 64
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options 2-way
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 196 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Gigaflops 288
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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