AMD FirePro M6100 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark database contains one directly comparable measurement between these two GPUs, and the result is decisively in favor of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the RTX 2060 scores 65,014 points against the AMD FirePro M6100's 13,354 points. This represents a 386.9% advantage for the NVIDIA part, meaning the RTX 2060 delivers nearly five times the raw compute throughput in this workload. The delta is so large that it effectively places these products in different performance tiers entirely, despite both being end-of-life products in the database.

Context from the average benchmark scores reinforces this gap. The RTX 2060 holds an average benchmark score of 15,290 across all recorded tests, while the FirePro M6100 averages 13,354 from its single OpenCL result. The RTX 2060's nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 at 15,283 (0% delta), the AMD Radeon 680M at 15,270 (0.1% ahead), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM at 15,199 (0.6% behind), and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 at 15,171 (0.8% behind). The FirePro M6100, by contrast, sits closest to the AMD Radeon RX 5500M at 13,356 (0% delta), the AMD Radeon HD 8950M at 13,376 (0.2% ahead of the FirePro), the AMD Radeon Pro 555X at 13,321 (0.3% behind), and the AMD Radeon Pro 555 at 13,407 (0.4% ahead). In other words, the FirePro M6100 competes with mobile Radeon parts from a later era, while the RTX 2060 trades blows with desktop cards like the GTX 580 and RX 7600.

The single head-to-head result is the only shared test in the database, so the win tally stands at 1 to 0 for the RTX 2060. No other benchmark appears for both GPUs, which limits direct comparison but does not diminish the clarity of the OpenCL outcome.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the only shared benchmark in the database?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 wins the Geekbench OpenCL test with 65,014 points versus 13,354 for the AMD FirePro M6100, a 386.9% advantage.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare?

A: The RTX 2060 averages 15,290 across all recorded tests, while the FirePro M6100 averages 13,354 from its single OpenCL result.

Q: What are the closest rivals to each GPU in the database?

A: For the RTX 2060, the nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 with a 0% delta at 15,283 points. For the FirePro M6100, the nearest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 5500M at 13,356 points, also a 0% delta.

Q: Does the FirePro M6100 have any benchmark where it beats the RTX 2060?

A: No. The database lists zero wins for the FirePro M6100 in head-to-head comparisons; the RTX 2060 holds all recorded wins.

Q: What is the percentile ranking for each GPU?

A: The RTX 2060 sits at the 58th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the FirePro M6100 sits at the 54th percentile.

Q: Are both GPUs still in production?

A: No, both are marked as end-of-life in the database.

Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is built on the Turing architecture using the TU106 chip, manufactured on a 12 nm process at TSMC. It packs 10,800 million transistors into a 445 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 24.3 million per mm². Turing introduces dedicated ray tracing and tensor hardware, which the RTX 2060 implements with 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores. This hardware is absent entirely from the AMD FirePro M6100, which uses the GCN 2.0 architecture on the Emerald chip. The FirePro is built on a 28 nm process at TSMC, with 2,080 million transistors on a 160 mm² die, giving a density of 13.0 million per mm². The process node difference alone explains much of the performance gap: the RTX 2060 uses a much denser, more modern manufacturing process.

The RTX 2060's feature set reflects its desktop gaming lineage. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The FirePro M6100 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The RTX 2060 also has a 2:1 FP16 rate at 12.90 TFLOPS, a capability the FirePro M6100 does not record (its FP16 field is null). Both GPUs are end-of-life, but the RTX 2060 is the newer product by several years in the database's release timeline.

Specification Differences

The memory subsystems diverge sharply. The RTX 2060 uses 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth at a memory clock of 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The FirePro M6100 uses 2 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 96.00 GB/s at 1500 MHz (6 Gbps effective). The RTX 2060 has nearly 3.5 times the memory bandwidth and triple the capacity.

Compute resources also differ by a wide margin. The RTX 2060 has 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units (TMUs), and 48 render output units (ROPs). The FirePro M6100 has 896 shading units, 56 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. Pixel rate for the RTX 2060 is 80.64 GPixel/s versus 17.60 GPixel/s for the FirePro, and texture rate is 201.6 GTexel/s versus 61.60 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput is 6.451 TFLOPS for the RTX 2060 versus 1.971 TFLOPS for the FirePro.

Physical and power characteristics differ as well. The RTX 2060 has a TDP of 160 W, uses a dual-slot cooler with a 1x 8-pin power connector, and requires a 450 W suggested power supply. The FirePro M6100 is an MXM module with no power connectors and no recorded TDP or suggested PSU. The RTX 2060 measures 229 mm (9 inches) in length, 113 mm (4.4 inches) in height, and 35 mm (1.4 inches) in width. The FirePro has no recorded dimensions. Display outputs also differ: the RTX 2060 offers 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, and 1x USB Type-C, while the FirePro's outputs are portable-device dependent. The RTX 2060 uses a PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, while the FirePro uses MXM-B (3.0). The RTX 2060's launch MSRP is 349 USD (stated once here as a factual data point, not as a value judgment).

The Verdict

The data points to a clear hierarchy. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms the AMD FirePro M6100 in the only directly comparable benchmark by 386.9%, which is not a marginal difference but a generational and architectural chasm. The RTX 2060 also holds a higher average score (15,290 versus 13,354) and a higher percentile ranking (58th versus 54th). For any workload represented in the database, the RTX 2060 is the stronger choice.

The FirePro M6100 does not win a single recorded head-to-head test. Its closest rivals are mobile Radeon parts like the RX 5500M and Radeon Pro 555X, with scores in the 13,300 to 13,400 range. The RTX 2060's nearest rivals, meanwhile, are desktop GPUs like the GTX 580 and RX 7600, with scores around 15,200 to 15,300. That places the RTX 2060 roughly 14% above the FirePro M6100 in average score, even before considering the massive OpenCL outlier.

The verdict is straightforward: the RTX 2060 is the superior GPU by every measured metric in the database. Its newer architecture, larger memory pool, higher bandwidth, and greater compute throughput all point in the same direction. The FirePro M6100 remains a viable entry for legacy mobile workstation contexts, but it cannot compete with the RTX 2060 on any recorded benchmark.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 wins in every scenario captured by the database. Its 386.9% lead in Geekbench OpenCL makes it the clear choice for compute-heavy applications, including GPGPU workloads, OpenCL-accelerated rendering, and general-purpose parallel processing. Its 6 GB GDDR6 memory with 336.0 GB/s bandwidth also positions it for texture-heavy and high-resolution workloads, where memory capacity and throughput matter more than raw shader count. The presence of RT cores and tensor cores adds dedicated hardware for ray tracing and AI inference, features absent from the FirePro M6100.

The AMD FirePro M6100 wins in exactly zero recorded benchmarks. Its only advantage is in form factor: it is an MXM module with no power connectors, making it suitable for portable or embedded systems where space and power delivery are constrained. It also carries a lower transistor count (2,080 million versus 10,800 million) and a smaller die (160 mm² versus 445 mm²), which historically correlates with lower power draw, though the database records no TDP for the FirePro to confirm this. Its 2 GB GDDR5 memory and 96.00 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for legacy 1080p workloads, but the data shows no test where that is enough to beat the RTX 2060.

For users choosing between these two based solely on database measurements, the RTX 2060 is the pick for desktop gaming, content creation, or any OpenCL-heavy task. The FirePro M6100 is only relevant for those constrained to an MXM-B form factor in a portable chassis, and even then, the performance gap is so large that it should be a last resort. The recorded evidence is unambiguous: one GPU wins every shared test, and the other has no recorded victories.