Radeon Pro W6600M vs Quadro K5100M

Place in the ranking	513	201
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.76	22.19
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GK104	Navi 23
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	23 July 2013 (11 years ago)	8 June 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	1792
Core clock speed	771 MHz	1224 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2034 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	90 Watt
Texture fill rate	98.69	227.8
Floating-point processing power	2.369 TFLOPS	7.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	128	112
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	28

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
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	224.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	Portable Device Dependent
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	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	+	1.3
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

Pro W6600M 28.69
+246%

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 3211

Pro W6600M 11131
+247%

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	49 −227%	160−170 +227%
4K	29 −245%	100−110 +245%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −224%	55−60 +224%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −253%	60−65 +253%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −219%	85−90 +219%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −224%	55−60 +224%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −253%	60−65 +253%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −285%	130−140 +285%
Forza Horizon 5	20−22 −280%	75−80 +280%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −236%	70−75 +236%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −165%	60−65 +165%
Valorant	30−35 −271%	110−120 +271%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −219%	85−90 +219%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −224%	55−60 +224%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −253%	60−65 +253%
Dota 2	30−33 −223%	95−100 +223%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −131%	80−85 +131%
Fortnite	45−50 −184%	130−140 +184%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −285%	130−140 +285%
Forza Horizon 5	20−22 −280%	75−80 +280%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−33 −223%	95−100 +223%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −236%	70−75 +236%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 −161%	170−180 +161%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −165%	60−65 +165%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	32 −200%	95−100 +200%
Valorant	30−35 −271%	110−120 +271%
World of Tanks	120−130 −117%	270−280 +117%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −219%	85−90 +219%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −224%	55−60 +224%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −253%	60−65 +253%
Dota 2	30−33 −223%	95−100 +223%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −131%	80−85 +131%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −285%	130−140 +285%
Forza Horizon 5	20−22 −280%	75−80 +280%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 −161%	170−180 +161%
Valorant	30−35 −271%	110−120 +271%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%
Dota 2	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12 −364%	50−55 +364%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −214%	130−140 +214%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −286%	27−30 +286%
World of Tanks	60−65 −213%	180−190 +213%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −280%	55−60 +280%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −271%	24−27 +271%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −389%	85−90 +389%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −339%	75−80 +339%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −292%	45−50 +292%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −364%	65−70 +364%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −309%	45−50 +309%
Valorant	21−24 −286%	80−85 +286%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −550%	12−14 +550%
Dota 2	18−20 −174%	50−55 +174%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −174%	50−55 +174%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −667%	21−24 +667%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −275%	90−95 +275%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −174%	50−55 +174%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −343%	30−35 +343%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −550%	12−14 +550%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%
Dota 2	18−20 −174%	50−55 +174%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −290%	35−40 +290%
Fortnite	8−9 −363%	35−40 +363%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −360%	45−50 +360%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 −317%	24−27 +317%
Valorant	8−9 −413%	40−45 +413%

This is how K5100M and Pro W6600M compete in popular games:

Pro W6600M is 227% faster in 1080p
Pro W6600M is 245% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Pro W6600M is 667% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Pro W6600M surpassed K5100M in all 64 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.28	28.69
Recency	23 July 2013	8 June 2021
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	90 Watt

Pro W6600M has a 246.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 11.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W6600M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K5100M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.