Quadro NVS 5100M vs FirePro W4190M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W4190M and Quadro NVS 5100M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
W4190M outperforms NVS 5100M by a whopping 220% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 775 | 1119 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.85 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | GT2xx (2010) |
| GPU code name | Opal | N10P-NS |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 12 November 2015 (9 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 cores | 384 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 21.60 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6912 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 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 | medium sized | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | 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 | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 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 | No outputs | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 10.1 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | - |
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 | 11
+267%
| 3−4
−267%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+300%
|
4−5
−300%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+83.3%
|
12−14
−83.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+25.8%
|
30−35
−25.8%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+300%
|
4−5
−300%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+83.3%
|
12−14
−83.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+40%
|
10−11
−40%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+25.8%
|
30−35
−25.8%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+300%
|
4−5
−300%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+83.3%
|
12−14
−83.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+25.8%
|
30−35
−25.8%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
This is how W4190M and NVS 5100M compete in popular games:
- W4190M is 267% 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 W4190M is 600% faster.
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the NVS 5100M is 67% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- W4190M is ahead in 36 tests (95%)
- NVS 5100M is ahead in 1 test (3%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (3%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.98 | 0.93 |
| Recency | 12 November 2015 | 7 January 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
W4190M has a 220.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
The FirePro W4190M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 5100M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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