RTX 4000 Ada Generation vs FirePro M5100

Place in the ranking	611	29
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	33.96
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Venus	AD104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	16 October 2013 (11 years ago)	9 August 2023 (1 year 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 cores	640	6144
Core clock speed	725 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	775 MHz	2175 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	31.00	417.6
Floating-point processing power	0.992 TFLOPS	26.73 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	80
TMUs	40	192
Tensor Cores	no data	192
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	48

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 size	medium sized	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	245 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	20 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	160 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	360.0 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 Connectors

No outputs

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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 5.47

RTX 4000 Ada Generation 63.99
+1070%

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

RTX 4000 Ada Generation 24607
+1071%

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 M5100 6773

RTX 4000 Ada Generation 147927
+2084%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

FirePro M5100 10692

RTX 4000 Ada Generation 119922
+1022%

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 HD

−1067%

350−400
+1067%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1054%	150−160 +1054%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Elden Ring	14−16 −1043%	160−170 +1043%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −1018%	190−200 +1018%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1054%	150−160 +1054%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1030%	260−270 +1030%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −1054%	150−160 +1054%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −1025%	180−190 +1025%
Valorant	14−16 −1033%	170−180 +1033%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −1018%	190−200 +1018%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1054%	150−160 +1054%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Dota 2	18−20 −1067%	210−220 +1067%
Elden Ring	14−16 −1043%	160−170 +1043%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −1054%	300−310 +1054%
Fortnite	30−35 −994%	350−400 +994%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1030%	260−270 +1030%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −1067%	210−220 +1067%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −1054%	150−160 +1054%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −987%	500−550 +987%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −1025%	180−190 +1025%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −1067%	210−220 +1067%
Valorant	14−16 −1033%	170−180 +1033%
World of Tanks	85−90 −1036%	1000−1050 +1036%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −1018%	190−200 +1018%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1054%	150−160 +1054%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Dota 2	18−20 −1067%	210−220 +1067%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −1054%	300−310 +1054%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1030%	260−270 +1030%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −987%	500−550 +987%
Valorant	14−16 −1033%	170−180 +1033%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Elden Ring	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −1043%	400−450 +1043%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
World of Tanks	35−40 −1054%	450−500 +1054%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1025%	90−95 +1025%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%
Valorant	14−16 −1033%	170−180 +1033%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −1018%	190−200 +1018%
Elden Ring	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1018%	190−200 +1018%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −1025%	180−190 +1025%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1018%	190−200 +1018%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%
Dota 2	16−18 −1018%	190−200 +1018%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
Fortnite	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Valorant	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%

This is how FirePro M5100 and RTX 4000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 4000 Ada Generation is 1067% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.47	63.99
Recency	16 October 2013	9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	20 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm

RTX 4000 Ada Generation has a 1069.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 4000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M5100 is a mobile workstation card while RTX 4000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.