Quadro NVS 5100M vs GeForce GT 720
Aggregated performance score
GeForce GT 720 outperforms Quadro NVS 5100M by an impressive 70% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 918 | 1083 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) | GT2xx (2009−2012) |
| GPU code name | GK208B | N10P-NS |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 29 September 2014 (9 years ago) | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $49 | no data |
| Current price | $394 (8x MSRP) | $105 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
NVS 5100M has 100% better value for money than GT 720.
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 | 192 | 48 |
| CUDA cores | 192 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 797 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 915 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 98 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 12.75 | no data |
| Floating-point performance | 306.0 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GT 720 and Quadro NVS 5100M 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 |
| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x8 | no data |
| Length | 5.7" (14.5 cm) | no data |
| Height | 2.713" (6.9 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-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 | DDR3 / GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB or 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5) | no data |
| 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 | Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA | no data |
| Multi monitor support | 3 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| HDCP | + | no data |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Blu-Ray | + | no data |
| 3D Gaming | + | no data |
| 3D Vision | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 10.1 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | no data |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.58 | 0.93 |
| Recency | 29 September 2014 | 7 January 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 35 Watt |
The GeForce GT 720 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 5100M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GT 720 is a desktop 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.
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