Quadro K5100M vs GeForce GTX 980

Place in the ranking	198	506
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.87	no data
Power efficiency	12.05	5.74
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GM204	GK104
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	19 September 2014 (10 years ago)	23 July 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$549	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2048	1536
Core clock speed	1064 MHz	771 MHz
Boost clock speed	1216 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,200 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	155.6	98.69
Floating-point processing power	4.981 TFLOPS	2.369 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	128	128

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	no data	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	115.2 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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Display Port	no data	1.2
G-SYNC support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	+
BatteryBoost	+	-
3D Vision Pro	no data	+
Mosaic	no data	+
nView Display Management	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
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.

GTX 980 28.89
+246%

K5100M 8.34

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.

GTX 980 11107
+247%

K5100M 3205

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 980 17605
+156%

K5100M 6880

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.

GTX 980 37997
+53.2%

K5100M 24795

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 980 12938
+170%

K5100M 4793

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 980 85374
+175%

K5100M 31015

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.

GTX 980 34883
+205%

K5100M 11427

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 980 323076
+14605%

K5100M 2197

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 980 96
+191%

K5100M 33

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	92 +87.8%	49 −87.8%
1440p	50 +257%	14−16 −257%
4K	40 +37.9%	29 −37.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.97	no data
1440p	10.98	no data
4K	13.73	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +250%	16−18 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +269%	16−18 −269%
Elden Ring	95−100 +322%	21−24 −322%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75 +178%	27−30 −178%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +250%	16−18 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +269%	16−18 −269%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +294%	30−35 −294%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +236%	21−24 −236%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +165%	21−24 −165%
Valorant	110−120 +297%	27−30 −297%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	77 +185%	27−30 −185%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +250%	16−18 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +269%	16−18 −269%
Dota 2	48 +65.5%	27−30 −65.5%
Elden Ring	95−100 +322%	21−24 −322%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +131%	35−40 −131%
Fortnite	105 +114%	45−50 −114%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +294%	30−35 −294%
Grand Theft Auto V	72 +148%	27−30 −148%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +236%	21−24 −236%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	194 +194%	65−70 −194%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +165%	21−24 −165%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	67 +109%	32 −109%
Valorant	110−120 +297%	27−30 −297%
World of Tanks	270−280 +117%	120−130 −117%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	67 +148%	27−30 −148%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +250%	16−18 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +269%	16−18 −269%
Dota 2	95−100 +234%	27−30 −234%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +131%	35−40 −131%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +294%	30−35 −294%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	69 +4.5%	65−70 −4.5%
Valorant	110−120 +297%	27−30 −297%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Elden Ring	50−55 +382%	10−12 −382%
Grand Theft Auto V	50−55 +400%	10−11 −400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +327%	40−45 −327%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
World of Tanks	180−190 +213%	60−65 −213%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	47 +213%	14−16 −213%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +160%	10−11 −160%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +333%	6−7 −333%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +389%	18−20 −389%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +365%	16−18 −365%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +364%	14−16 −364%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +340%	10−11 −340%
Valorant	80−85 +286%	21−24 −286%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Dota 2	59 +211%	18−20 −211%
Elden Ring	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Grand Theft Auto V	59 +211%	18−20 −211%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70 +192%	24−27 −192%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	59 +211%	18−20 −211%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	22 +214%	7−8 −214%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Dota 2	50−55 +174%	18−20 −174%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +290%	10−11 −290%
Fortnite	30 +275%	8−9 −275%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +400%	9−10 −400%
Valorant	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%