GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Max-Q vs Quadro K2100M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 725 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.63 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.40 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GK106 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 23 July 2013 (11 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $84.95 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 576 | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 667 MHz | 510 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1035 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,540 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 32.02 | 190.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7684 TFLOPS | 12.19 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 96 |
| TMUs | 48 | 184 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 184 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 46 |
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 size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 752 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 48.0 GB/s | 384.0 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
| Display Port | 1.2 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
| 3D Vision Pro | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| nView Display Management | + | no data |
| Optimus | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 July 2013 | 4 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 80 Watt |
K2100M has 45.5% lower power consumption.
RTX 3070 Ti Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro K2100M and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro K2100M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Max-Q 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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