GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition vs Quadro K5100M

Place in performance ranking	482	528
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.54	1.11
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	N15E-Q5-A2	GK104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	23 July 2013 (10 years ago)	8 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Current price	$440	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

K5100M has 39% better value for money than GTX 780M Mac Edition.

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	1536	1536
Core clock speed	771 MHz	771 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	797 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	122 Watt
Texture fill rate	98.69	102.0
Floating-point performance	2,369 gflops	2,448 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro K5100M and GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition 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	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)
Width	no data	MXM Module

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	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	160.0 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	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	+	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	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.1.126
CUDA	+	3.0

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	51 +27.5%	40−45 −27.5%
4K	30 +25%	24−27 −25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14
+30%

10−11

−30%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +23.8%	21−24 −23.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Hitman 3	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +23.8%	21−24 −23.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Hitman 3	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	25 +19%	21−24 −19%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +23.8%	21−24 −23.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Hitman 3	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Hitman 3	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 +25%	8−9 −25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%