A10G vs Quadro K5100M

Place in the ranking	514	72
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.75	22.26
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GK104	GA102
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	23 July 2013 (11 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 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 cores	1536	9216
Core clock speed	771 MHz	1320 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1710 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	98.69	492.5
Floating-point processing power	2.369 TFLOPS	31.52 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	96
TMUs	128	288
Tensor Cores	no data	288
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	72

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	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	8-pin EPS

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	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1563 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	600.2 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	No outputs	No outputs
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	-
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6
DLSS	-	+

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.

K5100M 8.39

A10G 48.71
+481%

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.

K5100M 3225

A10G 18723
+481%

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.

K5100M 11427

A10G 163430
+1330%

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	51 −469%	290−300 +469%
4K	26 −477%	150−160 +477%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	18−20 −479%	110−120 +479%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −463%	90−95 +463%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	18−20 −479%	110−120 +479%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −459%	190−200 +459%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −463%	90−95 +463%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −460%	140−150 +460%
Fortnite	45−50 −463%	270−280 +463%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −471%	200−210 +471%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 −479%	110−120 +479%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −471%	160−170 +471%
Valorant	80−85 −456%	450−500 +456%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	18−20 −479%	110−120 +479%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −459%	190−200 +459%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	120−130 −465%	700−750 +465%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −463%	90−95 +463%
Dota 2	60−65 −400%	300−310 +400%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −460%	140−150 +460%
Fortnite	45−50 −463%	270−280 +463%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −471%	200−210 +471%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 −479%	110−120 +479%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −452%	160−170 +452%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −471%	160−170 +471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	25 −460%	140−150 +460%
Valorant	80−85 −456%	450−500 +456%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −459%	190−200 +459%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −463%	90−95 +463%
Dota 2	60−65 −400%	300−310 +400%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −460%	140−150 +460%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −471%	200−210 +471%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 −479%	110−120 +479%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −471%	160−170 +471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −471%	80−85 +471%
Valorant	80−85 −456%	450−500 +456%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

45−50
−463%

270−280

+463%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −450%	55−60 +450%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	60−65 −400%	300−310 +400%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 −450%	55−60 +450%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −463%	45−50 +463%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −461%	230−240 +461%
Valorant	85−90 −462%	500−550 +462%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −459%	95−100 +459%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −463%	90−95 +463%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −479%	110−120 +479%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −477%	75−80 +477%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

16−18

−463%

90−95
+463%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −479%	110−120 +479%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −450%	55−60 +450%
Valorant	40−45 −475%	230−240 +475%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −463%	45−50 +463%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Dota 2	27−30 −452%	160−170 +452%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −463%	45−50 +463%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −477%	75−80 +477%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −471%	40−45 +471%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

7−8
−471%

40−45

+471%

This is how K5100M and A10G compete in popular games:

A10G is 469% faster in 1080p
A10G is 477% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.39	48.71
Recency	23 July 2013	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	150 Watt

K5100M has 50% lower power consumption.

A10G, on the other hand, has a 480.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The A10G is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K5100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K5100M is a mobile workstation card while A10G is a workstation one.