FirePro W5100 vs Quadro M620

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M620 with FirePro W5100, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M620
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 30 Watt
7.26

FirePro W5100 outperforms Quadro M620 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking536518
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameGM107Bonaire
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date13 January 2017 (7 years ago)31 March 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores512768
Core clock speed1018 MHz930 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate31.2644.64
Floating-point performance1 gflops1.428 gflops

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-A (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data171 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / half length
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s96 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
Display Port1.2no data
StereoOutput3D-+
DisplayPort countno data4
Dual-link DVI support-+
HD сomponent video output-+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
3D Stereo+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.0-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

Quadro M620 7.26
FirePro W5100 7.81
+7.6%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Quadro M620 2801
FirePro W5100 3014
+7.6%

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.

Quadro M620 7907
FirePro W5100 11609
+46.8%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro M620 6295
FirePro W5100 13787
+119%

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 HD25
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
4K10
+0%
10−12
+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−4.2%
50−55
+4.2%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−4.7%
45−50
+4.7%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−4.2%
50−55
+4.2%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−4.7%
45−50
+4.7%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 62
−4.8%
65−70
+4.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−4.2%
50−55
+4.2%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−4.7%
45−50
+4.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how Quadro M620 and FirePro W5100 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M620 is 4% faster in 1080p
  • A tie in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.26 7.81
Recency 13 January 2017 31 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 50 Watt

Quadro M620 has an age advantage of 2 years, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

FirePro W5100, on the other hand, has a 7.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro M620 and FirePro W5100.

Be aware that Quadro M620 is a mobile workstation card while FirePro W5100 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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