FirePro M6100 vs Radeon RX 550

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 550 with FirePro M6100, including specs and performance data.

RX 550
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
7.06
+28.6%

RX 550 outperforms FirePro M6100 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking519572
Place by popularity13not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.052.76
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameLexaBonaire
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date20 April 2017 (7 years ago)1 October 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data
Current price$121 (1.5x MSRP)$120

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 550 has 11% better value for money than FirePro M6100.

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 cores512768
Core clock speed1100 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed1183 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,200 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattno data
Texture fill rate37.8651.60
Floating-point performance1,211 gflops1,651 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 550 and FirePro M6100 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8MXM-B (3.0)
Length145 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7000 MHz6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s88 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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.

RX 550 7.06
+28.6%
FirePro M6100 5.49

Radeon RX 550 outperforms FirePro M6100 by 29% 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%

RX 550 2727
+28.5%
FirePro M6100 2122

Radeon RX 550 outperforms FirePro M6100 by 29% 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%

RX 550 11200
FirePro M6100 13300
+18.8%

FirePro M6100 outperforms Radeon RX 550 by 19% 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 HD75−80
+25%
60
−25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Hitman 3 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Hitman 3 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Hitman 3 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

This is how RX 550 and FirePro M6100 compete in popular games:

  • RX 550 is 25% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.06 5.49
Recency 20 April 2017 1 October 2013
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

The Radeon RX 550 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M6100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 550 is a desktop card while FirePro M6100 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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