Quadro K2100M vs GeForce GTX 560 SE

Place in performance ranking	595	684
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.12	0.57
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GF114	GK106
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	20 February 2012 (12 years ago)	23 July 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$89.99	$84.95
Current price	$703 (7.8x MSRP)	$208 (2.4x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

K2100M has 375% better value for money than GTX 560 SE.

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	288	576
Core clock speed	736 MHz	667 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	55 Watt
Texture fill rate	35.33	32.02
Floating-point performance	847.9 gflops	768.4 gflops

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 560 SE 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 2.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Length	210 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	3828 MHz	3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	91.87 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	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data
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_0)	12
Shader Model	5.1	5
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	+
CUDA	2.1	+

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.

GTX 560 SE 4.94
+41.1%

K2100M 3.50

GeForce GTX 560 SE outperforms Quadro K2100M by 41% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 560 SE 1914
+41.2%

K2100M 1356

GeForce GTX 560 SE outperforms Quadro K2100M by 41% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 560 SE 2400
+49.4%

K2100M 1606

GeForce GTX 560 SE outperforms Quadro K2100M by 49% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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%

GTX 560 SE 6235
+39.6%

K2100M 4467

GeForce GTX 560 SE outperforms Quadro K2100M by 40% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 560 SE 23
+109%

K2100M 11

GeForce GTX 560 SE outperforms Quadro K2100M by 109% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

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

30−35
+25%

−25%

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	4.94	3.50
Recency	20 February 2012	23 July 2013
Cost	$89.99	$84.95
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	55 Watt