FirePro M6100 vs Radeon HD 7870M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M6100 and Radeon HD 7870M. 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 7870M. 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 and Radeon HD 7870M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M6100 and Radeon HD 7870M 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 Radeon HD 7870M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M6100 Radeon HD 7870M
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
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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  • FirePro M6100 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 7870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M6100 and Radeon HD 7870M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • FirePro M6100 and Radeon HD 7870M are build with GCN architecture.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870M.
  • FirePro M6100 and Radeon HD 7870M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6100 is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 6−7
ultra / 1080p 6−7 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 16−18
medium / 1080p 12−14 8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M6100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 44% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6100 Radeon HD 7870M
Architecture GCN GCN
Code name Bonaire Heathrow XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 October 2013 24 April 2012
Pipelines 768 640
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 51.60 32.00
Floating-point performance 1,651 gflops 1,024 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 88 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 196 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
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