Quadro NVS 5100M vs Quadro M2000M

Place in the ranking	492	1123
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	11.21	1.87
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	GT2xx (2010)
GPU code name	GM107	N10P-NS
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	3 December 2015 (9 years ago)	7 January 2010 (15 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	640	48
Core clock speed	1029 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1098 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	43.92	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.405 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	40	no data

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	medium sized
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	no data
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	no data
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 compatibility

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

DirectX	12	10.1
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	+	-
CUDA	5.0	-

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.

M2000M 8.96
+843%

NVS 5100M 0.95

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

M2000M 20567
+681%

NVS 5100M 2634

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	35 +1067%	3−4 −1067%
4K	12 +1100%	1−2 −1100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Elden Ring	24−27 +1150%	2−3 −1150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +867%	3−4 −867%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +414%	7−8 −414%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%
Valorant	30−35 +967%	3−4 −967%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +867%	3−4 −867%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Dota 2	20 +900%	2−3 −900%
Elden Ring	24−27 +1150%	2−3 −1150%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +322%	9−10 −322%
Fortnite	50−55 +1667%	3−4 −1667%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +414%	7−8 −414%
Grand Theft Auto V	30 +900%	3−4 −900%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +536%	10−12 −536%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +350%	6−7 −350%
Valorant	30−35 +967%	3−4 −967%
World of Tanks	130−140 +474%	21−24 −474%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +867%	3−4 −867%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Dota 2	30−35 +967%	3−4 −967%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +322%	9−10 −322%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +414%	7−8 −414%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +536%	10−12 −536%
Valorant	30−35 +967%	3−4 −967%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Elden Ring	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +760%	5−6 −760%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8	0−1
World of Tanks	65−70 +1525%	4−5 −1525%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Valorant	21−24 +267%	6−7 −267%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4	0−1
Dota 2	18−20 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%
Elden Ring	5−6	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Dota 2	18−20 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%
Far Cry 5	10−12	0−1
Fortnite	9−10	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Valorant	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%

This is how M2000M and NVS 5100M compete in popular games:

M2000M is 1067% faster in 1080p
M2000M is 1100% faster in 4K

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

in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the M2000M is 1667% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, M2000M surpassed NVS 5100M in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.96	0.95
Recency	3 December 2015	7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	35 Watt

M2000M has a 843.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 5100M, on the other hand, has 57.1% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M2000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 5100M in performance tests.

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