Quadro K3100M vs GeForce GTX 660 Ti

Place in performance ranking	386	561
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.69	0.55
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GK104	N15E-Q1-A2
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	16 August 2012 (11 years ago)	23 July 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$1,999
Current price	$189 (0.6x MSRP)	$683 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 660 Ti has 389% better value for money than K3100M.

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	1344	768
CUDA cores	1344	no data
Core clock speed	915 MHz	706 MHz
Boost clock speed	980 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	102.5 billion/sec	45.18
Floating-point performance	2,459.5 gflops	1,084 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 660 Ti and Quadro K3100M 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	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	9.5" (24.1 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	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	4 GB
Memory bus width	192-bit GDDR5	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	3200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	144.2 GB/s	102.4 GB/s
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	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Display Port	no data	1.2
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
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	4.3	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	+	+

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 660 Ti 11.43
+95.1%

K3100M 5.86

GeForce GTX 660 Ti outperforms Quadro K3100M by 95% based on our aggregate 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 660 Ti 4415
+94.9%

K3100M 2265

GeForce GTX 660 Ti outperforms Quadro K3100M by 95% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 660 Ti 8415
+135%

K3100M 3581

GeForce GTX 660 Ti outperforms Quadro K3100M by 135% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 660 Ti 23726
+56.9%

K3100M 15120

GeForce GTX 660 Ti outperforms Quadro K3100M by 57% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 660 Ti 5432
+94.2%

K3100M 2797

GeForce GTX 660 Ti outperforms Quadro K3100M by 94% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 660 Ti 37758
+105%

K3100M 18389

GeForce GTX 660 Ti outperforms Quadro K3100M by 105% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 660 Ti 15207
+141%

K3100M 6320

GeForce GTX 660 Ti outperforms Quadro K3100M by 141% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GTX 660 Ti 15609
+361%

K3100M 3389

GeForce GTX 660 Ti outperforms Quadro K3100M by 361% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 660 Ti 11274
+174%

K3100M 4121

GeForce GTX 660 Ti outperforms Quadro K3100M by 174% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 660 Ti 79
+119%

K3100M 36

GeForce GTX 660 Ti outperforms Quadro K3100M by 119% in Unigine Heaven 3.0.

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 660 Ti 43
+126%

K3100M 19

GeForce GTX 660 Ti outperforms Quadro K3100M by 126% 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	84 +121%	38 −121%
4K	27−30 +80%	15 −80%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20	no data
Battlefield 5	35−40	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20	no data
Far Cry 5	27−30	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35	no data
Forza Horizon 4	55−60	no data
Hitman 3	21−24	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50	no data
Metro Exodus	35−40	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20	no data
Battlefield 5	35−40	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20	no data
Far Cry 5	27−30	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35	no data
Forza Horizon 4	55−60	no data
Hitman 3	21−24	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50	no data
Metro Exodus	35−40	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20	no data
Far Cry 5	27−30	no data
Forza Horizon 4	55−60	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7	no data
Far Cry 5	18−20	no data
Forza Horizon 4	21−24	no data
Hitman 3	14−16	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24	no data
Metro Exodus	18−20	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9	no data
Hitman 3	7−8	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	no data
Far Cry 5	6−7	no data
Forza Horizon 4	14−16	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14	no data
Metro Exodus	10−12	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5	no data