Quadro K5100M vs GeForce GTX 970M SLI

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970M SLI with Quadro K5100M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 970M SLI
2014
2x 6 GB GDDR5, 162 Watt
24.37
+191%

GTX 970M SLI outperforms K5100M by a whopping 191% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking236512
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.345.76
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameno dataGK104
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)23 July 2013 (11 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 cores25601536
Core clock speed924 MHz771 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHzno data
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)162 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rateno data98.69
Floating-point processing powerno data2.369 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data128

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 sizelargelarge
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2x 192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data115.2 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
Display Portno data1.2

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus++
3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Display Managementno data+
Optimusno data+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_112
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-+
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 970M SLI 24.37
+191%
K5100M 8.37

  • Other tests
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
    • 3DMark Ice Storm GPU

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.

GTX 970M SLI 18870
+174%
K5100M 6880

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.

GTX 970M SLI 36119
+45.7%
K5100M 24795

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.

GTX 970M SLI 14760
+208%
K5100M 4793

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.

GTX 970M SLI 96944
+213%
K5100M 31015

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 970M SLI 256573
+11578%
K5100M 2197

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 HD88
+72.5%
51
−72.5%
4K41
+57.7%
26
−57.7%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 60−65
+232%
18−20
−232%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+193%
14−16
−193%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+206%
16−18
−206%
Atomic Heart 60−65
+232%
18−20
−232%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+171%
30−35
−171%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+193%
14−16
−193%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+206%
16−18
−206%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+208%
24−27
−208%
Fortnite 110−120
+140%
45−50
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+160%
35−40
−160%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+242%
18−20
−242%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+218%
27−30
−218%
Valorant 160−170
+97.5%
80−85
−97.5%
Atomic Heart 60−65
+232%
18−20
−232%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+171%
30−35
−171%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+193%
14−16
−193%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+103%
120−130
−103%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+206%
16−18
−206%
Dota 2 110−120
+98.3%
60−65
−98.3%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+208%
24−27
−208%
Fortnite 110−120
+140%
45−50
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+160%
35−40
−160%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+242%
18−20
−242%
Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
+190%
27−30
−190%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+233%
14−16
−233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+218%
27−30
−218%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+240%
25
−240%
Valorant 160−170
+97.5%
80−85
−97.5%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+171%
30−35
−171%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+193%
14−16
−193%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+206%
16−18
−206%
Dota 2 110−120
+98.3%
60−65
−98.3%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+208%
24−27
−208%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+160%
35−40
−160%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+242%
18−20
−242%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+218%
27−30
−218%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
+243%
14
−243%
Valorant 160−170
+97.5%
80−85
−97.5%
Fortnite 110−120
+140%
45−50
−140%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+170%
60−65
−170%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+310%
10−11
−310%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+198%
40−45
−198%
Valorant 190−200
+124%
85−90
−124%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+276%
16−18
−276%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+225%
16−18
−225%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+211%
18−20
−211%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+215%
12−14
−215%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+217%
12−14
−217%
Fortnite 50−55
+238%
16−18
−238%
Atomic Heart 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+121%
18−20
−121%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+180%
10
−180%
Valorant 130−140
+224%
40−45
−224%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+338%
8−9
−338%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Dota 2 75−80
+162%
27−30
−162%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+208%
12−14
−208%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Fortnite 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%

This is how GTX 970M SLI and K5100M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 970M SLI is 73% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 970M SLI is 58% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 970M SLI is 533% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 970M SLI surpassed K5100M in all 67 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.37 8.37
Recency 7 October 2014 23 July 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 162 Watt 100 Watt

GTX 970M SLI has a 191.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

K5100M, on the other hand, has 62% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 970M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K5100M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 970M SLI is a notebook graphics card while Quadro K5100M is a mobile workstation one.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI
GeForce GTX 970M SLI
NVIDIA Quadro K5100M
Quadro K5100M

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


2.3
47 votes

Rate GeForce GTX 970M SLI on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.4
50 votes

Rate Quadro K5100M on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can give us your opinion about GeForce GTX 970M SLI or Quadro K5100M, agree or disagree with our ratings, or report errors or inaccuracies on the site.