FirePro V3900 vs Quadro K5100M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K5100M with FirePro V3900, including specs and performance data.

K5100M
2013
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
8.28
+399%

K5100M outperforms V3900 by a whopping 399% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking506946
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.682.28
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGK104Turks
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date23 July 2013 (11 years ago)7 February 2012 (12 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 cores1536480
Core clock speed771 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt199 Watt
Texture fill rate98.6915.60
Floating-point processing power2.369 TFLOPS0.624 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs12824

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 2.1 x16
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Form factorno datahalf height / half length
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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s28 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 outputs1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Display Port1.2no data
DisplayPort countno data1
Dual-link DVI support-+
HD сomponent video output-+

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 compatibility

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

DirectX1211.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+N/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.

K5100M 8.28
+399%
FirePro V3900 1.66

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 3190
+398%
FirePro V3900 640

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
+631%
FirePro V3900 1564

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 HD51
+410%
10−12
−410%
4K26
+420%
5−6
−420%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+475%
4−5
−475%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+430%
10−11
−430%
Hitman 3 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+411%
9−10
−411%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+470%
10−11
−470%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+475%
4−5
−475%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+430%
10−11
−430%
Hitman 3 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+411%
9−10
−411%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 82
+413%
16−18
−413%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+470%
10−11
−470%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+430%
10−11
−430%
Hitman 3 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+411%
9−10
−411%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+600%
2−3
−600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+470%
10−11
−470%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+417%
6−7
−417%
Hitman 3 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+410%
10−11
−410%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Hitman 3 4−5 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+400%
2−3
−400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

This is how K5100M and FirePro V3900 compete in popular games:

  • K5100M is 410% faster in 1080p
  • K5100M is 420% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.28 1.66
Recency 23 July 2013 7 February 2012
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 199 Watt

K5100M has a 398.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 99% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K5100M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V3900 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K5100M is a mobile workstation card while FirePro V3900 is a 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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