GeForce GT 610 vs Quadro K1100M

Place in performance ranking	759	1108
Place by popularity	not in top-100	97
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.22	0.01
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GK107	GF119
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	23 July 2013 (10 years ago)	2 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109.94	$39.99
Current price	$350 (3.2x MSRP)	$98 (2.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

K1100M has 2100% better value for money than GT 610.

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	384	48
CUDA cores	no data	48
Core clock speed	705 MHz	810 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	102 °C
Texture fill rate	22.59	6.5 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	542.2 gflops	155.5 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro K1100M and GeForce GT 610 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	medium sized	no data
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Height	no data	2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	1024 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2800 MHz	1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	44.8 GB/s	14.4 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	No outputs	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Display Port	1.2	no data
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	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	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
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.

K1100M 2.81
+251%

GT 610 0.80

Quadro K1100M outperforms GeForce GT 610 by 251% 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%

K1100M 1085
+252%

GT 610 308

Quadro K1100M outperforms GeForce GT 610 by 252% 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%

K1100M 1341
+262%

GT 610 370

Quadro K1100M outperforms GeForce GT 610 by 262% 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%

K1100M 2925
+128%

GT 610 1281

Quadro K1100M outperforms GeForce GT 610 by 128% 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%

K1100M 9
+200%

GT 610 3

Quadro K1100M outperforms GeForce GT 610 by 200% 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

19
+280%

5−6

−280%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+400%

1−2

−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Hitman 3	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Hitman 3	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 +600%	1−2 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4 +300%	1−2 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+600%

1−2

−600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Hitman 3	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+500%

1−2

−500%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
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
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4	0−1
Metro Exodus	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+300%

1−2

−300%

This is how K1100M and GT 610 compete in popular games:

K1100M is 280% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.81	0.80
Recency	23 July 2013	2 April 2012
Cost	$109.94	$39.99
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1024 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	29 Watt