Arc A380 vs Quadro NVS 5100M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro NVS 5100M with Arc A380, including specs and performance data.
Arc A380 outperforms NVS 5100M by a whopping 1632% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1121 | 331 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 43.73 |
| Power efficiency | 1.85 | 14.97 |
| Architecture | GT2xx (2010) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | N10P-NS | DG2-128 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 14 June 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $149 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 48 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 131.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.198 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 8 |
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 | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 222 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-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 type | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1937 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 186.0 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 data | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0 |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
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.
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.
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 | 2−3
−2250%
| 47
+2250%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 3.17 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−1120%
|
61
+1120%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−1933%
|
60−65
+1933%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 65−70 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−3700%
|
75−80
+3700%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−1140%
|
60−65
+1140%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−1000%
|
130−140
+1000%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−7400%
|
75−80
+7400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−1371%
|
100−110
+1371%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
−265%
|
110−120
+265%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−1340%
|
72
+1340%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−1933%
|
60−65
+1933%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 65−70 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−3700%
|
75−80
+3700%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−1140%
|
60−65
+1140%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−1000%
|
130−140
+1000%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−7400%
|
75−80
+7400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−1043%
|
80
+1043%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−530%
|
60−65
+530%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
−265%
|
110−120
+265%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−480%
|
29
+480%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−1933%
|
60−65
+1933%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 65−70 |
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−1140%
|
60−65
+1140%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−333%
|
52
+333%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−771%
|
61
+771%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−240%
|
34
+240%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
+24%
|
25
−24%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−7400%
|
75−80
+7400%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 55−60 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−4400%
|
45−50
+4400%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 30−35 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−3300%
|
30−35
+3300%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−414%
|
35−40
+414%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
−1450%
|
60−65
+1450%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 35−40 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
−5233%
|
160−170
+5233%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 24−27 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−1800%
|
18−20
+1800%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 16−18 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−1200%
|
24−27
+1200%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 31
+0%
|
31
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
This is how NVS 5100M and Arc A380 compete in popular games:
- Arc A380 is 2250% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the NVS 5100M is 24% faster.
- in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc A380 is 7400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- NVS 5100M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- Arc A380 is ahead in 32 tests (56%)
- there's a draw in 24 tests (42%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.93 | 16.11 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 14 June 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 75 Watt |
NVS 5100M has 114.3% lower power consumption.
Arc A380, on the other hand, has a 1632.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc A380 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 5100M in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 5100M is a mobile workstation card while Arc A380 is a desktop 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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