GeForce 310M vs FirePro M5100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M5100 with GeForce 310M, including specs and performance data.

FirePro M5100
2013
2 GB GDDR5
5.46
+1661%

M5100 outperforms 310M by a whopping 1661% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6101325
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.52
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameVenusGT218
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date16 October 2013 (11 years ago)10 January 2010 (14 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 cores64016
Core clock speed725 MHz606 MHz
Boost clock speed775 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data14 Watt
Texture fill rate31.004.848
Floating-point processing power0.992 TFLOPS0.04896 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data73
ROPs164
TMUs408

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 GBUp to 1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHzUp to 800 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s10.67 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 outputsDisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536

Supported technologies

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

Power managementno data8.0

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
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 M5100 5.46
+1661%
GeForce 310M 0.31

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 M5100 2102
+1681%
GeForce 310M 118

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 M5100 12308
+996%
GeForce 310M 1123

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 HD29
+2800%
1−2
−2800%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 14−16 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Hitman 3 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+325%
8−9
−325%
Metro Exodus 14−16 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+71.4%
27−30
−71.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 14−16 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Hitman 3 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+325%
8−9
−325%
Metro Exodus 14−16 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+71.4%
27−30
−71.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Hitman 3 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+325%
8−9
−325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+71.4%
27−30
−71.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16 0−1
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

This is how FirePro M5100 and GeForce 310M compete in popular games:

  • FirePro M5100 is 2800% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the FirePro M5100 is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, FirePro M5100 surpassed GeForce 310M in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.46 0.31
Recency 16 October 2013 10 January 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

FirePro M5100 has a 1661.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The FirePro M5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 310M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M5100 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce 310M 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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