Quadro NVS 5100M vs Radeon RX Vega 11

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 11 with Quadro NVS 5100M, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 11
2018
35 Watt
5.48
+489%

RX Vega 11 outperforms NVS 5100M by a whopping 489% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6051121
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.911.85
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)GT2xx (2010)
GPU code nameRavenN10P-NS
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date10 May 2018 (6 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 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 cores70448
Core clock speed300 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed1251 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,940 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate55.04no data
Floating-point processing power1.761 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs44no 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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceIGPno data
WidthIGPno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeSystem SharedDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared800 MHz
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 ConnectorsMotherboard Dependentno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)10.1
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.3-

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
+525%
4−5
−525%
1440p6
+500%
1−2
−500%
4K11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
+300%
5−6
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Battlefield 5 23
+667%
3−4
−667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry 5 22 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 25
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Forza Horizon 4 89
+536%
14−16
−536%
Hitman 3 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Metro Exodus 33
+560%
5−6
−560%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 38
+443%
7−8
−443%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+54.8%
30−35
−54.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
+600%
5−6
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry 5 19 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 19
+850%
2−3
−850%
Forza Horizon 4 78
+550%
12−14
−550%
Hitman 3 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Metro Exodus 12
+500%
2−3
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+143%
7−8
−143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+54.8%
30−35
−54.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+120%
5−6
−120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry 5 14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 29
+625%
4−5
−625%
Hitman 3 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 15
+114%
7−8
−114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+54.8%
30−35
−54.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Hitman 3 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+1067%
3−4
−1067%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12
+500%
2−3
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

This is how RX Vega 11 and NVS 5100M compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 is 525% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 11 is 500% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 11 is 1000% faster in 4K

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 11 is 1400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 is ahead in 37 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.48 0.93
Recency 10 May 2018 7 January 2010
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm

RX Vega 11 has a 489.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX Vega 11 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 5100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 11 is a desktop card while Quadro NVS 5100M is a mobile workstation one.


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