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AMD FirePro M6100

AMD FirePro M6100

The AMD FirePro M6100 is an high-end graphics card for mobile workstations, which has been presented in mid-2013. Similar to the Nvidia Quadro series, the FirePro cards offer certified drivers for professional 3D-software like CAD. Due to optimizations and some unlocked features, the performance in these applications is much better compared to a consumer Radeon GPU.

Architecture

The FirePro M6100 integrates 14 Compute Units based on the GCN architecture. Therefore, the chip has 768 stream processors. The memory of up to 2 GB GDDR5 is connected via an 128-bit interface. Just like the Radeon series, the FirePro M6100 offers features like Eyefinity, Enduro or PCIe 3.0. Presumably, AMD uses a partially deactivated Bonaire graphics chip, but this has not yet been officially confirmed.

Performance

Thanks to the very high clock rate of up to 1100 MHz for the chip and 1500 MHz for the memory (6000 MHz effective, 96 GB/s), the 3D gaming performance is somewhat above the Nvidia Quadro K4100M or GeForce GTX 860M. Recent Games of 2014/2015 can thus be played fluently in medium to high details and full HD resolution.

Power Consumption

The FirePro M6100 features different energy saving techniques to reduce power consumption and prolong battery life. These include PowerPlay and PowerTune (for clocking the GPU), Zero Core (deactivates parts of the GPU when the display is off) and Enduro (dynamic GPU switching between the processor graphics and the dedicated Radeon GPU). However, the Fire Pro M6100 should still have a relatively high TDP (probably about 75 watts) and is only suited for large and well-cooled workstation notebooks from 15 to 17 inches.

ManufacturerAMD
FirePro M Series
FirePro M6100 768 @ 1100 MHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
FirePro M8900 (compare) 960 @ 680 MHz256 Bit @ 900 MHz
FirePro M6000 (compare) 640 @ 750 MHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
FirePro M5100 (compare) 640 @ 725 - 775 (Boost) MHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
FirePro M4000 (compare) 512 @ 600 MHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
FirePro M4100 (compare) 384 @ 670 MHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
FirePro M5950 (compare) 480 @ 725 MHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
FirePro M2000 (compare) 480 @ 500 MHz64 Bit @ 3200 MHz
CodenameBonaire
ArchitectureGCN
Pipelines768 - unified
Core Speed1100 MHz
Memory Speed6000 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory2048 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0
Transistor Count2080 Million
technology28 nm
FeaturesAMD Eyefinity multi-display technology, Up to 4 displays supported undocked, 5 displays docked, AMD App Acceleration, AMD PowerPlay power management technology, AMD PowerTune technology, AMD ZeroCore Power technology, AMD Enduro technology
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement01.10.2013
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://www.amd.com/de-de/products/graphi...

Benchmarks

3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720
min: 13751     avg: 14975     median: 14975 (30%)     max: 16199 Points
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720
min: 24103     avg: 25342     median: 25342 (16%)     max: 26581 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080
min: 3308     avg: 3476     median: 3476 (15%)     max: 3644 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080
min: 3664     avg: 3837     median: 3837 (9%)     max: 4010 Points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720
min: 184545     avg: 215684     median: 215684 (29%)     max: 246824 Points
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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
min: 5446     avg: 5750.7     median: 5639 (20%)     max: 6167 points
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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
min: 5117     avg: 5445.3     median: 5369 (11%)     max: 5850 points
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3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +
P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - DX 11, Normal Tessellation, High Shaders 1920x1080
56.2 fps (21%)
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - OpenGL, Normal Tessellation, High Shaders 1920x1080
48.8 fps (44%)
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024
72 fps (32%)
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SPECviewperf 11
Siemens NX 1920x1080 +
Tcvis 1920x1080 +
SolidWorks 1920x1080 +
Pro/ENGINEER 1920x1080 +
Maya 1920x1080 +
Lightwave 1920x1080 +
Ensight 1920x1080 +
Catia 1920x1080 +
SPECviewperf 12
Solidworks (sw-03) 1900x1060 +
Siemens NX (snx-02) 1900x1060 +
Showcase (showcase-01) 1900x1060 +
Medical (medical-01) 1900x1060 +
Maya (maya-04) 1900x1060 +
Energy (energy-01) 1900x1060 +
Creo (creo-01) 1900x1060 +
Catia (catia-04) 1900x1060 +
Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +
Cinebench R15
OpenGL 64Bit +
GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Offscreen OGL off screen
101 fps (19%)
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GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Onscreen OGL on screen
59.9 fps (16%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room GPUs-only
598 Samples/s (11%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala GPUs-only
1084 Samples/s (10%)
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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600
3355 Points (15%)
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

GRID: Autosport
low 1024x768
283  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
135  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
94  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
48  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
68  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
62  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
54  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
26.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Total War: Rome II
low 1024x768
182  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
152  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
118  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Saints Row IV
low 1280x720
103  fps    + Compare