FirePro M6100 vs Radeon HD 7790

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M6100 and Radeon HD 7790. 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 7790. 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 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro M6100 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 7790 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M6100 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • FirePro M6100 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7790 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M6100 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • FirePro M6100 and Radeon HD 7790 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6100 and Radeon HD 7790 is 6000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 16−18
ultra / 1080p 6−7 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 21−24 30−35
medium / 1080p 12−14 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than FirePro M6100.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6100 Radeon HD 7790
Architecture GCN GCN 2.0
Code name Bonaire Bonaire
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 October 2013 22 March 2013
Pipelines 768 896
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 51.60 56.00
Floating-point performance 1,651 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 88 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 196 Mh/s 218 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.2 Mh/s
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