Quadro K2100M vs FirePro D300
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro D300 with Quadro K2100M, including specs and performance data.
FirePro D300 outperforms K2100M by a whopping 186% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 413 | 687 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.49 | 0.62 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | GK106 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 18 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 23 July 2013 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $84.95 |
| Current price | $260 | $208 (2.4x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
FirePro D300 has 624% better value for money than K2100M.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1280 | 576 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 667 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 2,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 55 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 68.00 | 32.02 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,176 gflops | 768.4 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on FirePro D300 and Quadro K2100M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Length | 242 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5080 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 162.6 GB/s | 48.0 GB/s |
| 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 | 4x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Display Port | no data | 1.2 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | no data | + |
| 3D Vision Pro | no data | + |
| Mosaic | no data | + |
| nView Display Management | no data | + |
| Optimus | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | + |
| CUDA | no data | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
FirePro D300 outperforms Quadro K2100M by 186% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
FirePro D300 outperforms Quadro K2100M by 328% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 5%
FirePro D300 outperforms Quadro K2100M by 346% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.
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 | 75−80
+178%
| 27
−178%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
This is how FirePro D300 and K2100M compete in popular games:
- FirePro D300 is 178% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.08 | 3.52 |
| Recency | 18 January 2014 | 23 July 2013 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 55 Watt |
The FirePro D300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K2100M in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro D300 is a workstation card while Quadro K2100M 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.
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