FirePro M6100 vs Radeon HD 6870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M6100 and Radeon HD 6870. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro M6100 and Radeon HD 6870. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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 Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro M6100 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M6100 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
  • FirePro M6100 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6870 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M6100 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
  • FirePro M6100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 4950 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 10−12
ultra / 1080p 6−7 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 21−24 24−27
medium / 1080p 12−14 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than FirePro M6100.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6100 Radeon HD 6870
Architecture GCN Terascale 2
Code name Bonaire RV940 Barts
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 October 2013 22 October 2010
Pipelines 768 1120
Core clock speed 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 51.60 50.40
Floating-point performance 1,651 gflops 2,016.0 gflops
Length 220 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 88 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 196 Mh/s 213 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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