NVIDIA started Quadro K3100M sales 23 July 2013 at a recommended price of $1,999 . This is a Kepler architecture notebook card based on 28 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at designers. 4 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 0.8 GHz are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is a graphics card attached via MXM-B (3.0) interface. Power consumption is at 75 Watt.

Primary details

Some basic facts about Quadro K3100M: architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in the ranking	601
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.29
Power efficiency	5.38	of 100.00 (Radeon 890M)
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GK104
Market segment	Mobile workstation
Release date	23 July 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,999	of 14,999 (Quadro Plex 7000)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

Detailed specifications

Quadro K3100M's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of Quadro K3100M's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	of 21760 (GeForce RTX 5090)
Core clock speed	706 MHz	of 2670 MHz (Arc B580)
Number of transistors	3,540 million	of 208,000 million (B200 SXM 192 GB)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	of 3 nm (Arc Graphics 140V)
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	of 2400 Watt (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate	45.18	of 2,554 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Floating-point processing power	1.084 TFLOPS	of 104.8 (GeForce RTX 5090)
ROPs	32	of 192 (Radeon RX 7900 XTX)
TMUs	64	of 1280 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)

Form factor & compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of Quadro K3100M and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on Quadro K3100M: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	of 288 GB (Radeon Instinct MI325X)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	of 8192 Bit (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	of 20000 (RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile)
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s	of 5,171 GB/s (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Shared memory	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on Quadro K3100M. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display Connectors	No outputs
Display Port	1.2

Supported technologies

Technological solutions and APIs supported by Quadro K3100M. You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus	+
3D Vision Pro	+
Mosaic	+
nView Display Management	+
Optimus	+

API and SDK compatibility

APIs supported by Quadro K3100M, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX	12
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	of 4.6 (GeForce RTX 5090)
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	+
CUDA	+

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of Quadro K3100M. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

K3100M 5.88

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

K3100M 2265

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.

K3100M 3581

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.

K3100M 15120

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.

K3100M 2797

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.

K3100M 18389

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.

K3100M 6060

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

K3100M 3389

GeekBench 5 CUDA

K3100M 4121

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.

K3100M 36

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.

K3100M 19

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

K3100M 28

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

K3100M 60

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

K3100M 31

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

K3100M 32

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

K3100M 29

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 medical-01

K3100M 11

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

K3100M 19

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

K3100M 2

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

K3100M 19

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

K3100M 28

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

K3100M 32

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

K3100M 60

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

K3100M 31

SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

K3100M 29

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

K3100M 11

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

K3100M 2.2

Gaming performance

Let's see how good Quadro K3100M is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:

Full HD	35
4K	15

Cost per frame, $

1080p	57.11
4K	133.27

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	12−14
Counter-Strike 2	12−14
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	12−14
Battlefield 5	21−24
Counter-Strike 2	12−14
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12
Far Cry 5	16−18
Fortnite	30−35
Forza Horizon 4	24−27
Forza Horizon 5	12−14
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24
Valorant	65−70

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	12−14
Battlefield 5	21−24
Counter-Strike 2	12−14
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	90−95
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12
Dota 2	45−50
Far Cry 5	16−18
Fortnite	30−35
Forza Horizon 4	24−27
Forza Horizon 5	12−14
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20
Metro Exodus	10−11
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14
Valorant	65−70

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24
Counter-Strike 2	12−14
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12
Dota 2	45−50
Far Cry 5	16−18
Forza Horizon 4	24−27
Forza Horizon 5	12−14
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7
Valorant	65−70

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

30−35

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	40−45
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7
Metro Exodus	4−5
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40
Valorant	60−65

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5
Far Cry 5	10−12
Forza Horizon 4	12−14
Forza Horizon 5	9−10
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

10−12

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	5−6
Counter-Strike 2	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18
Metro Exodus	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5
Valorant	27−30

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4
Counter-Strike 2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3
Dota 2	18−20
Far Cry 5	6−7
Forza Horizon 4	8−9
Forza Horizon 5	3−4
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

5−6

Closest competitors

Quadro K3100M's performance relative to its closest rivals among mobile workstation graphics cards.

Radeon Pro WX 3200 106.63

FirePro W6150M 104.08

Radeon Pro WX 4130 100.17

Quadro K3100M 100

FirePro M6100 99.15

FirePro W5170M 96.77

Quadro M600M 95.75

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Quadro K3100M is Radeon Pro WX 4130, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 3 positions in our ranking.