FirePro M6100 vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2

In this comparison between FirePro M6100 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 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 Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

FirePro M6100 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M6100 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 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 Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M6100 Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M6100 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M6100 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • FirePro M6100 is build with GCN architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with Terascale 1.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 550 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • FirePro M6100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 5112 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 9−10
ultra / 1080p 6−7 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 21−24
medium / 1080p 12−14 12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M6100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 8% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6100 Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture GCN Terascale 1
Code name Bonaire M98-XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 October 2013 9 January 2009
Pipelines 768 1600
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 550 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 51.60 22.00
Floating-point performance 1,651 gflops 2x 880.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 888 MHz
Memory bandwidth 88 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 6.3 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 196 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
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