FirePro W4100 vs Quadro K5100M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K5100M with FirePro W4100, including specs and performance data.

K5100M
2013
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
8.28
+111%

K5100M outperforms W4100 by a whopping 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking506699
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.675.39
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGK104Cape Verde
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date23 July 2013 (11 years ago)13 August 2014 (10 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 cores1536512
Core clock speed771 MHz630 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate98.6920.16
Floating-point processing power2.369 TFLOPS0.6451 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs12832

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 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data171 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Form factorno datalow profile / 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s72 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 outputs4x mini-DisplayPort
Display Port1.2no data
Dual-link DVI support-+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-+
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.

DirectX1212 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
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
+111%
FirePro W4100 3.93

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
+111%
FirePro W4100 1515

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.

K5100M 4793
+188%
FirePro W4100 1665

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.

K5100M 31015
+145%
FirePro W4100 12657

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
+108%
FirePro W4100 5483

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
+219%
16
−219%
4K26
+767%
3
−767%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+109%
10−12
−109%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+130%
21−24
−130%
Hitman 3 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+70.4%
27−30
−70.4%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+80%
14−16
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+32.6%
40−45
−32.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+109%
10−12
−109%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+130%
21−24
−130%
Hitman 3 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+70.4%
27−30
−70.4%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+80%
14−16
−80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 82
+413%
16−18
−413%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+32.6%
40−45
−32.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+130%
21−24
−130%
Hitman 3 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+70.4%
27−30
−70.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+80%
14−16
−80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+32.6%
40−45
−32.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+675%
4−5
−675%
Hitman 3 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+113%
24−27
−113%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Hitman 3 4−5 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+142%
12−14
−142%
Metro Exodus 6−7 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+150%
4−5
−150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

This is how K5100M and FirePro W4100 compete in popular games:

  • K5100M is 219% faster in 1080p
  • K5100M is 767% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the K5100M is 675% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the FirePro W4100 is 14% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • K5100M is ahead in 62 tests (98%)
  • FirePro W4100 is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.28 3.93
Recency 23 July 2013 13 August 2014
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt

K5100M has a 110.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

FirePro W4100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K5100M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K5100M is a mobile workstation card while FirePro W4100 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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