GeForce GTX 850M vs FirePro M6100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M6100 with GeForce GTX 850M, including specs and performance data.

FirePro M6100
2014
2 GB GDDR5
5.69

GTX 850M outperforms M6100 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking599572
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data9.93
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameEmeraldGM107
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date27 May 2014 (10 years ago)12 March 2014 (10 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 cores896640
Core clock speed1100 MHzUp to 936 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt
Texture fill rate61.6036.08
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPS1.155 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs5640

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).

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options-+

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Standard memory configurationno dataDDR3 or GDDR5
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHzUp to 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s80.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
LVDS signal supportno dataUp to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display supportno dataUp to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
HDMI-+
HDCP content protection-+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI-+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming-+

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+
Ansel-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.5 (6.0)5.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.11.1
Vulkan1.2.1701.1.126
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 5.69
GTX 850M 6.52
+14.6%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

FirePro M6100 2194
GTX 850M 2513
+14.5%

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.

FirePro M6100 5369
+22.4%
GTX 850M 4386

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.

FirePro M6100 19876
+25.3%
GTX 850M 15863

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

FirePro M6100 3837
+24.4%
GTX 850M 3086

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

FirePro M6100 25342
+15.9%
GTX 850M 21873

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.

FirePro M6100 12978
+33.8%
GTX 850M 9697

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

FirePro M6100 16951
+95.2%
GTX 850M 8686

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

FirePro M6100 56
+34.4%
GTX 850M 42

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

FirePro M6100 36
+94.6%
GTX 850M 19

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

FirePro M6100 58
+348%
GTX 850M 13

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

FirePro M6100 49
+2458%
GTX 850M 2

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

FirePro M6100 42
+190%
GTX 850M 14

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

FirePro M6100 36
+72.5%
GTX 850M 21

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

FirePro M6100 15
+143%
GTX 850M 6

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

FirePro M6100 26
+79.5%
GTX 850M 15

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

FirePro M6100 1
GTX 850M 9
+1467%

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

FirePro M6100 26
+79.5%
GTX 850M 15

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

FirePro M6100 36
+94.6%
GTX 850M 19

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

FirePro M6100 42
+190%
GTX 850M 14

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

FirePro M6100 58
+348%
GTX 850M 13

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

FirePro M6100 49
+2458%
GTX 850M 2

SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

FirePro M6100 36
+72.5%
GTX 850M 21

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

FirePro M6100 15
+143%
GTX 850M 6

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

FirePro M6100 0.6
GTX 850M 9.4
+1467%

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:

900p70−75
−20%
84
+20%
Full HD48
+54.8%
31
−54.8%
4K8−9
−25%
10
+25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−19.4%
40−45
+19.4%
Hitman 3 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−11.4%
35−40
+11.4%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−10%
21−24
+10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−8.3%
50−55
+8.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−19.4%
40−45
+19.4%
Hitman 3 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−11.4%
35−40
+11.4%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−10%
21−24
+10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−205%
58
+205%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−8.3%
50−55
+8.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−19.4%
40−45
+19.4%
Hitman 3 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−11.4%
35−40
+11.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−10%
21−24
+10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+72.7%
11
−72.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−8.3%
50−55
+8.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 3−4
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−17.1%
40−45
+17.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how FirePro M6100 and GTX 850M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 850M is 20% faster in 900p
  • FirePro M6100 is 55% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 850M is 25% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the FirePro M6100 is 73% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 850M is 205% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • FirePro M6100 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • GTX 850M is ahead in 63 tests (90%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.69 6.52
Recency 27 May 2014 12 March 2014

FirePro M6100 has an age advantage of 2 months.

GTX 850M, on the other hand, has a 14.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 850M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M6100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M6100 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 850M is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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