Quadro K3100M vs Quadro K5000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K5000M and Quadro K3100M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

K5000M
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
7.21
+22.8%

K5000M outperforms K3100M by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking543594
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.330.25
Power efficiency4.945.37
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGK104GK104
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date7 August 2012 (12 years ago)23 July 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329.99 $1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

K5000M has 832% better value for money than K3100M.

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 cores1344768
Core clock speed601 MHz706 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate67.3145.18
Floating-point processing power1.615 TFLOPS1.084 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs11264

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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed750 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s102.4 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 outputsNo outputs
Display Portno data1.2

Supported technologies

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

Optimus++
3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Display Managementno data+
Optimusno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan++
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.

K5000M 7.21
+22.8%
K3100M 5.87

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.

K5000M 2778
+22.8%
K3100M 2263

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.

K5000M 4893
+36.6%
K3100M 3581

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.

K5000M 20139
+33.2%
K3100M 15120

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.

K5000M 2798
+0%
K3100M 2797

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.

K5000M 23061
+25.4%
K3100M 18389

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.

K5000M 5107
K3100M 6033
+18.1%

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

K5000M 47
+32.2%
K3100M 36

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.

K5000M 26
+36.8%
K3100M 19

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 HD50
+47.1%
34
−47.1%
4K18−20
+20%
15
−20%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.6058.79
4K18.33133.27

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+23.7%
35−40
−23.7%
Hitman 3 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+16.7%
35−40
−16.7%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+20%
20−22
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+10.2%
45−50
−10.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+23.7%
35−40
−23.7%
Hitman 3 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+16.7%
35−40
−16.7%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+20%
20−22
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−109%
46
+109%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+10.2%
45−50
−10.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+23.7%
35−40
−23.7%
Hitman 3 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+16.7%
35−40
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+20%
20−22
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+214%
7
−214%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+10.2%
45−50
−10.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+52.9%
16−18
−52.9%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+24.3%
35−40
−24.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Hitman 3 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+76.9%
12−14
−76.9%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5
+25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

This is how K5000M and K3100M compete in popular games:

  • K5000M is 47% faster in 1080p
  • K5000M is 20% faster in 4K

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the K5000M is 400% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the K3100M is 109% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • K5000M is ahead in 65 tests (93%)
  • K3100M is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.21 5.87
Recency 7 August 2012 23 July 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt

K5000M has a 22.8% higher aggregate performance score.

K3100M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K5000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K3100M in performance tests.


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