GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GP104 vs FirePro M3100
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Mars | GP104 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | no data | 8 March 2018 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1506 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 700 MHz | 1708 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.80 | 136.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.372 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 48 |
| TMUs | 24 | 80 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 250 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2 GB/s | 2002 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 (5.1) | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 (1.2) | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.170 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 16 nm |
GTX 1060 6 GB GP104 has a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FirePro M3100 and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GP104. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro M3100 is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GP104 is a desktop one.
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