FirePro M6100 vs Quadro 3000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M6100 and Quadro 3000M, 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 Quadro 3000M, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M6100 and Quadro 3000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M6100 and Quadro 3000M 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 Quadro 3000M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M6100 Quadro 3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro M6100 and Quadro 3000M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro M6100 is used in Laptops, and Quadro 3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro M6100 is build with GCN architecture, and Quadro 3000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 650 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
  • FirePro M6100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 3000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 5375 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 2−3
ultra / 1080p 6−7 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 12−14
medium / 1080p 12−14 4−5
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M6100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 160% more, than Quadro 3000M.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6100 Quadro 3000M
Architecture GCN Fermi
Code name Bonaire Fermi
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 1 October 2013 22 February 2011
Pipelines 768 240
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 51.60 18.00
Floating-point performance 1,651 gflops 432.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 88 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 196 Mh/s 28 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
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