Quadro NVS 5100M vs Quadro P600

Place in the ranking	496	1119
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.94	no data
Power efficiency	14.93	1.85
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GT2xx (2010)
GPU code name	GP107	N10P-NS
Market segment	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	7 February 2017 (7 years ago)	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$178	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	384	48
Core clock speed	1430 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1620 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,300 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	38.88	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.244 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	24	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	145 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	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	1252 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.13 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

Portable Device Dependent

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	10.1
Shader Model	6.7	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-
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

33
+1000%

3−4

−1000%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

5.39

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14
+333%

3−4

−333%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +320%	5−6 −320%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Far Cry 5	18−20	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +850%	6−7 −850%
Hitman 3	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +300%	12−14 −300%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +300%	7−8 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +87.1%	30−35 −87.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +320%	5−6 −320%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Far Cry 5	18−20	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +850%	6−7 −850%
Hitman 3	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +300%	12−14 −300%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +300%	7−8 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +87.1%	30−35 −87.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +320%	5−6 −320%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Far Cry 5	18−20	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +850%	6−7 −850%
Hitman 3	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +300%	12−14 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +300%	7−8 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +87.1%	30−35 −87.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+2300%

1−2

−2300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +1067%	3−4 −1067%
Hitman 3	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +1700%	3−4 −1700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+367%

3−4

−367%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +1000%	3−4 −1000%
Metro Exodus	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+300%

2−3

−300%

This is how Quadro P600 and NVS 5100M compete in popular games:

Quadro P600 is 1000% 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 P600 is 2300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Quadro P600 surpassed NVS 5100M in all 38 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.57	0.93
Recency	7 February 2017	7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	35 Watt

Quadro P600 has a 821.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 5100M, on the other hand, has 14.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 5100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P600 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.