FirePro M6100 vs GeForce GTS 450

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M6100 and GeForce GTS 450, 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 450, 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 GeForce GTS 450
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • FirePro M6100 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce GTS 450 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M6100 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 450.
  • FirePro M6100 is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTS 450 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M6100 is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GTS 450 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 466 MHz higher, than FirePro M6100.
  • FirePro M6100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTS 450 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 4196 MHz higher, than GeForce GTS 450.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 3−4
ultra / 1080p 6−7 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 14−16
medium / 1080p 12−14 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M6100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than GeForce GTS 450.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6100 GeForce GTS 450
Architecture GCN Fermi
Code name Bonaire GF106
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 October 2013 13 September 2010
Pipelines 768 192
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 1566 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 51.60 25.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,651 gflops 601.3 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidth 88 GB/s 57.7 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.2
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 192
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 196 Mh/s 40 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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