Quadro T1000 vs Quadro NVS 5100M

Place in the ranking	1118	322
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.84	23.17
Architecture	GT2xx (2010)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	N10P-NS	TU117
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 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	48	no data
Core clock speed	550 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1455 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	50 Watt

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 3.0 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	DDR3	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	8000 MHz
Shared memory	-	no data

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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1	12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

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 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −1650%	210−220 +1650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −1674%	550−600 +1674%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −1650%	210−220 +1650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −1674%	550−600 +1674%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −1650%	210−220 +1650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −1674%	550−600 +1674%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−1500%

16−18
+1500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1567%

50−55
+1567%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1650%

35−40
+1650%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.93	16.73
Recency	7 January 2010	27 May 2019
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	50 Watt

NVS 5100M has 42.9% lower power consumption.

Quadro T1000, on the other hand, has a 1698.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro T1000 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 Quadro T1000 is a workstation one.

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