GeForce GT 820M vs FirePro M6100

Place in performance ranking	572	943
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.73	0.02
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Bonaire	GF117
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 October 2013 (10 years ago)	27 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Current price	$120	$310

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro M6100 has 13550% better value for money than GT 820M.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	96
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	775 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	51.60	12.40
Floating-point performance	1,651 gflops	297.6 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on FirePro M6100 and GeForce GT 820M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	88 GB/s	14.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.3	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	no data	2.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro M6100 5.49
+273%

GT 820M 1.47

FirePro M6100 outperforms GeForce GT 820M by 273% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro M6100 2122
+274%

GT 820M 567

FirePro M6100 outperforms GeForce GT 820M by 274% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

FirePro M6100 13242
+424%

GT 820M 2528

FirePro M6100 outperforms GeForce GT 820M by 424% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

53
+279%

14−16

−279%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
+350%

2−3

−350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +300%	5−6 −300%
Hitman 3	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +340%	5−6 −340%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +300%	5−6 −300%
Hitman 3	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +340%	5−6 −340%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +300%	5−6 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +340%	5−6 −340%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

+275%

4−5
−275%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	0−1
Hitman 3	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1