AMD FirePro M6100 vs NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro M6100 and NVIDIA Quadro K4100M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro M6100

NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro M6100

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 52% higher core clock speed: 1075 MHz vs 706 MHz
Around 1% better floating-point performance: 1,651 gflops vs 1,627 gflops
Around 72% higher memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 3200 MHz
6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 52486 vs 8799
Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 39.059 vs 24.487
Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 750.731 vs 600.985
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.395 vs 2.281
Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 57.283 vs 35.452
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 166.915 vs 61.984
4.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4537 vs 1105
4.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4537 vs 1105

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 October 2013 vs 23 July 2013
Core clock speed	1075 MHz vs 706 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,651 gflops vs 1,627 gflops
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	52486 vs 8799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	39.059 vs 24.487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	750.731 vs 600.985
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.395 vs 2.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	57.283 vs 35.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	166.915 vs 61.984
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4537 vs 1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4537 vs 1105

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

Around 31% higher texture fill rate: 67.78 GTexel / s vs 51.6 GTexel / s
Around 50% higher pipelines: 1152 vs 768
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2772 vs 2314
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 325 vs 290
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1974 vs 1803
Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3246 vs 2517
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1974 vs 1803
Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3246 vs 2517

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	67.78 GTexel / s vs 51.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1152 vs 768
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2772 vs 2314
PassMark - G2D Mark	325 vs 290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1974 vs 1803
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3246 vs 2517
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1974 vs 1803
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3246 vs 2517

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro M6100
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2314

2772

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

290

325

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

52486

8799

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

39.059

24.487

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

750.731

600.985

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.395

2.281

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

57.283

35.452

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

166.915

61.984

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4537

1105

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1803

1974

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2517

3246

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4537

1105

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1803

1974

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2517

3246

Name	AMD FirePro M6100	NVIDIA Quadro K4100M
PassMark - G3D Mark	2314	2772
PassMark - G2D Mark	290	325
Geekbench - OpenCL	52486	8799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	39.059	24.487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	750.731	600.985
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.395	2.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	57.283	35.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	166.915	61.984
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4537	1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1803	1974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2517	3246
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4537	1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1803	1974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2517	3246
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro M6100	NVIDIA Quadro K4100M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	Kepler
Code name	Saturn	GK104
Launch date	16 October 2013	23 July 2013
Place in performance rating	863	1086
Type	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,499
Price now		$379.99
Value for money (0-100)		9.50
Technical info
Core clock speed	1075 MHz	706 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,651 gflops	1,627 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	1152
Texture fill rate	51.6 GTexel / s	67.78 GTexel / s
Transistor count	2,080 million	3,540 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		100 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Display Port		1.2
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size	large	large
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Shader Model		5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	88 GB / s	102.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
AppAcceleration
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus