RTX A4000 vs Quadro K5100M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K5100M with RTX A4000, including specs and performance data.

K5100M
2013
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
8.19

RTX A4000 outperforms K5100M by a whopping 515% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking50656
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.6724.90
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK104GA104
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date23 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 cores15366144
Core clock speed771 MHz735 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1560 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt140 Watt
Texture fill rate98.69299.5
Floating-point processing power2.369 TFLOPS19.17 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs128192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

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 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s448.0 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 DisplayPort 1.4a
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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+8.6

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 8.19
RTX A4000 50.35
+515%

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 3162
RTX A4000 19430
+514%

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
RTX A4000 123472
+981%

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 HD47
−496%
280−290
+496%
4K28
−507%
170−180
+507%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−477%
75−80
+477%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
−500%
120−130
+500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−491%
65−70
+491%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−483%
140−150
+483%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−494%
95−100
+494%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−477%
75−80
+477%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−511%
110−120
+511%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−509%
140−150
+509%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−466%
300−310
+466%
Hitman 3 14−16
−500%
90−95
+500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−509%
280−290
+509%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−483%
140−150
+483%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−491%
130−140
+491%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−493%
160−170
+493%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−514%
350−400
+514%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
−500%
120−130
+500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−491%
65−70
+491%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−483%
140−150
+483%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−494%
95−100
+494%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−477%
75−80
+477%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−511%
110−120
+511%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−509%
140−150
+509%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−466%
300−310
+466%
Hitman 3 14−16
−500%
90−95
+500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−509%
280−290
+509%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−483%
140−150
+483%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−491%
130−140
+491%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−493%
160−170
+493%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 82
−510%
500−550
+510%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−514%
350−400
+514%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
−500%
120−130
+500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−491%
65−70
+491%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−494%
95−100
+494%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−477%
75−80
+477%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−511%
110−120
+511%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−466%
300−310
+466%
Hitman 3 14−16
−500%
90−95
+500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−509%
280−290
+509%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−493%
160−170
+493%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−507%
85−90
+507%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−514%
350−400
+514%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−491%
130−140
+491%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−494%
95−100
+494%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−483%
70−75
+483%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−511%
55−60
+511%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−513%
190−200
+513%
Hitman 3 10−12
−491%
65−70
+491%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−488%
100−105
+488%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−500%
60−65
+500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−471%
40−45
+471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−471%
40−45
+471%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−488%
300−310
+488%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−507%
85−90
+507%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−471%
40−45
+471%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
Hitman 3 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−486%
170−180
+486%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−500%
60−65
+500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−511%
55−60
+511%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%

This is how K5100M and RTX A4000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A4000 is 496% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A4000 is 507% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.19 50.35
Recency 23 July 2013 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 140 Watt

K5100M has 40% lower power consumption.

RTX A4000, on the other hand, has a 514.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K5100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K5100M is a mobile workstation card while RTX A4000 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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