Quadro NVS 5100M vs Quadro P4000

Place in the ranking	185	1121
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.32	no data
Power efficiency	20.01	1.85
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GT2xx (2010)
GPU code name	GP104	N10P-NS
Market segment	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	6 February 2017 (7 years ago)	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$815	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1792	48
Core clock speed	1202 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1480 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	165.8	no data
Floating-point processing power	5.304 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	112	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	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	8 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1901 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192 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	4x DisplayPort	no data
Display Port	1.4	no data

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

DirectX	12	10.1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	+	-
CUDA	6.1	-

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

71
+3450%

2−3

−3450%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

11.48

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

50−55
+1600%

3−4

−1600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +1200%	5−6 −1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +5100%	1−2 −5100%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +3167%	3−4 −3167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +1967%	3−4 −1967%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +1600%	3−4 −1600%
Far Cry 5	65−70	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 +3750%	2−3 −3750%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +3200%	5−6 −3200%
Hitman 3	60−65 +1160%	5−6 −1160%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +1008%	12−14 −1008%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +3300%	3−4 −3300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +7500%	1−2 −7500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110 +1400%	7−8 −1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +268%	30−35 −268%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +1200%	5−6 −1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +5100%	1−2 −5100%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +3167%	3−4 −3167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +1967%	3−4 −1967%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +1600%	3−4 −1600%
Far Cry 5	65−70	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 +3750%	2−3 −3750%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +3200%	5−6 −3200%
Hitman 3	60−65 +1160%	5−6 −1160%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +1008%	12−14 −1008%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +3300%	3−4 −3300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +7500%	1−2 −7500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110 +1400%	7−8 −1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +540%	10−11 −540%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +268%	30−35 −268%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +1200%	5−6 −1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +5100%	1−2 −5100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +1967%	3−4 −1967%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +1600%	3−4 −1600%
Far Cry 5	65−70	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +3200%	5−6 −3200%
Hitman 3	60−65 +1160%	5−6 −1160%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +1008%	12−14 −1008%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110 +1400%	7−8 −1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	41 +310%	10−11 −310%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +268%	30−35 −268%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80
+7500%

1−2

−7500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +4500%	1−2 −4500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +3400%	1−2 −3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +2000%	1−2 −2000%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +3400%	1−2 −3400%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +3380%	5−6 −3380%
Hitman 3	35−40 +429%	7−8 −429%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +1475%	4−5 −1475%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +5600%	1−2 −5600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +3350%	2−3 −3350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	160−170 +5300%	3−4 −5300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
+1600%

3−4

−1600%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27	0−1
Hitman 3	24−27	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +3675%	4−5 −3675%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +3300%	1−2 −3300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9	0−1
Far Cry 5	16−18	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +4000%	1−2 −4000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +3800%	1−2 −3800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+1200%

2−3

−1200%

This is how Quadro P4000 and NVS 5100M compete in popular games:

Quadro P4000 is 3450% faster in 1080p

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Quadro P4000 is 7500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Quadro P4000 surpassed NVS 5100M in all 38 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	30.14	0.93
Recency	6 February 2017	7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	35 Watt

Quadro P4000 has a 3140.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 5100M, on the other hand, has 185.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 5100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P4000 is a workstation card while Quadro NVS 5100M is a mobile workstation one.

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