Quadro T500 Mobile vs Quadro K5100M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K5100M and Quadro T500 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

K5100M
2013
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
8.28

T500 Mobile outperforms K5100M by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking505481
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.6834.29
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK104TU117
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date23 July 2013 (11 years ago)2 December 2020 (4 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 cores1536896
Core clock speed771 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1695 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate98.6994.92
Floating-point processing power2.369 TFLOPS3.037 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs12856

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s80 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 Port1.2no 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 compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.2
CUDA+7.5

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
T500 Mobile 9.00
+8.7%

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.

K5100M 6880
T500 Mobile 7996
+16.2%

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
+13.5%
T500 Mobile 4225

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
+32.2%
T500 Mobile 23453

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
+41.7%
36
−41.7%
1440p12−14
−25%
15
+25%
4K26
+52.9%
17
−52.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
−10%
21−24
+10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−66.7%
30
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−8.7%
24−27
+8.7%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−13.2%
60−65
+13.2%
Hitman 3 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−8.7%
50−55
+8.7%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−13.6%
24−27
+13.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−5.3%
60−65
+5.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
−10%
21−24
+10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−55.6%
28
+55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−8.7%
24−27
+8.7%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−13.2%
60−65
+13.2%
Hitman 3 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−8.7%
50−55
+8.7%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−16.7%
27−30
+16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−13.6%
24−27
+13.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 82
+193%
28
−193%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−5.3%
60−65
+5.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
−10%
21−24
+10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−50%
27
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−13.2%
60−65
+13.2%
Hitman 3 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−8.7%
50−55
+8.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−35.7%
19
+35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−5.3%
60−65
+5.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−22.6%
35−40
+22.6%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−11.8%
55−60
+11.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−24.1%
35−40
+24.1%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how K5100M and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • K5100M is 42% faster in 1080p
  • T500 Mobile is 25% faster in 1440p
  • K5100M is 53% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the K5100M is 193% faster.
  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the T500 Mobile is 67% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • K5100M is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • T500 Mobile is ahead in 46 tests (68%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.28 9.00
Recency 23 July 2013 2 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 18 Watt

K5100M has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

T500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 8.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 455.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro K5100M and Quadro T500 Mobile.


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