GeForce RTX 3080 vs FirePro M6100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M6100 with GeForce RTX 3080, including specs and performance data.

FirePro M6100
2013
2 GB GDDR5
5.58

RTX 3080 outperforms FirePro M6100 by a whopping 1073% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking59827
Place by popularitynot in top-10089
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data49.03
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameBonaireAmpere GA102
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date1 October 2013 (10 years ago)16 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores7688704
Core clock speed1100 MHz1450 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1710 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data320 Watt
Texture fill rate51.60465.1
Floating-point performance1.651 gflops29.77 gflops

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data285 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB10 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz19000 MHz
Memory bandwidth88 GB/s760.3 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA-8.5

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 5.58
RTX 3080 65.44
+1073%

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.

FirePro M6100 2152
RTX 3080 25243
+1073%

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
RTX 3080 91747
+362%

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
RTX 3080 53713
+900%

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
RTX 3080 39257
+923%

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
RTX 3080 188064
+642%

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 12832
RTX 3080 166827
+1200%

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
RTX 3080 145176
+756%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

FirePro M6100 36
RTX 3080 165
+359%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

FirePro M6100 58
RTX 3080 69
+18.7%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

FirePro M6100 49
+271%
RTX 3080 13

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

FirePro M6100 42
RTX 3080 121
+192%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

FirePro M6100 36
RTX 3080 70
+92%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

FirePro M6100 15
RTX 3080 44
+187%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

FirePro M6100 26
RTX 3080 190
+625%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

FirePro M6100 1
RTX 3080 17
+2800%

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 HD52
−223%
168
+223%
1440p10−12
−1090%
119
+1090%
4K7−8
−1086%
83
+1086%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1300%
120−130
+1300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−800%
130−140
+800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−1750%
111
+1750%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−1293%
200−210
+1293%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−867%
110−120
+867%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1433%
138
+1433%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−858%
110−120
+858%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−894%
150−160
+894%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−547%
230−240
+547%
Hitman 3 12−14
−867%
116
+867%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−591%
240−250
+591%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−929%
144
+929%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−773%
131
+773%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−1255%
270−280
+1255%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−417%
248
+417%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−800%
130−140
+800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−1500%
96
+1500%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−1293%
200−210
+1293%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−867%
110−120
+867%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1389%
134
+1389%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−858%
110−120
+858%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−894%
150−160
+894%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−547%
230−240
+547%
Hitman 3 12−14
−883%
118
+883%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−591%
240−250
+591%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−929%
144
+929%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−700%
120−130
+700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−1530%
326
+1530%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−632%
130−140
+632%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−396%
238
+396%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−800%
130−140
+800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−1367%
88
+1367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−867%
110−120
+867%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1356%
131
+1356%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−858%
110−120
+858%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−547%
230−240
+547%
Hitman 3 12−14
−817%
110
+817%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−420%
182
+420%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−1335%
287
+1335%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−684%
149
+684%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−110%
101
+110%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−773%
131
+773%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−1273%
150−160
+1273%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−1188%
100−110
+1188%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1420%
75−80
+1420%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−7500%
76
+7500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−1440%
75−80
+1440%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2767%
86
+2767%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1183%
75−80
+1183%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1707%
270−280
+1707%
Hitman 3 10−11
−1020%
112
+1020%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1158%
151
+1158%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−2575%
107
+2575%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 219
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−2220%
110−120
+2220%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−606%
247
+606%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−1200%
130
+1200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−1875%
75−80
+1875%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Hitman 3 2−3
−2750%
57
+2750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1936%
220−230
+1936%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−7000%
142
+7000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−5650%
115
+5650%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1667%
50−55
+1667%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−2500%
52
+2500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2300%
45−50
+2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 43
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1433%
45−50
+1433%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−2060%
100−110
+2060%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−2600%
54
+2600%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−1483%
95
+1483%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 135
+0%
135
+0%

This is how FirePro M6100 and RTX 3080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 is 223% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 is 1090% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 is 1086% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3080 is 7500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 is ahead in 69 tests (99%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.58 65.44
Recency 1 October 2013 16 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 10 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

RTX 3080 has a 1072.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 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 RTX 3080 is a desktop 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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