GeForce GTX 580M vs FirePro M6100

Place in performance ranking	570	576
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.59	2.42
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Bonaire	N12E-GTX2
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	1 October 2013 (10 years ago)	28 June 2011 (12 years ago)
Current price	$120	$170

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro M6100 has 7% better value for money than GTX 580M.

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	384
CUDA cores	no data	384
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	620 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	51.60	39.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	1,651 gflops	952.3 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on FirePro M6100 and GeForce GTX 580M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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	large
Bus support	no data	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
SLI options	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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	88 GB/s	96.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray	no data	+
3D Gaming	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 API
Shader Model	6.3	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	no data	+

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 5.48
+2.2%

GTX 580M 5.36

FirePro M6100 outperforms GeForce GTX 580M by 2% based on our aggregated 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
+2.3%

GTX 580M 2074

FirePro M6100 outperforms GeForce GTX 580M by 2% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

FirePro M6100 19876
+38%

GTX 580M 14404

FirePro M6100 outperforms GeForce GTX 580M by 38% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

FirePro M6100 5369
+72.3%

GTX 580M 3117

FirePro M6100 outperforms GeForce GTX 580M by 72% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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 13390
+110%

GTX 580M 6389

FirePro M6100 outperforms GeForce GTX 580M by 110% 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:

900p	40−45 −5%	42 +5%
Full HD	52 −7.7%	56 +7.7%
1200p	40−45 −5%	42 +5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10

+0%

9−10

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +5.9%	16−18 −5.9%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +5.9%	16−18 −5.9%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +5.9%	16−18 −5.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Hitman 3	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hitman 3	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1