L20 vs Quadro K5100M

Place in the ranking	563	189
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.99	8.96
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GK104	AD102
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	23 July 2013 (12 years ago)	16 November 2023 (2 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 cores	1536	11776
Core clock speed	771 MHz	1440 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	275 Watt
Texture fill rate	98.69	927.4
Floating-point processing power	2.369 TFLOPS	59.35 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	128
TMUs	128	368
Tensor Cores	no data	368
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	92
L1 Cache	128 KB	11.5 MB
L2 Cache	512 KB	96 MB

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	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

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	8 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	864.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
Resizable BAR	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 and SDK support

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9
DLSS	-	+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

K5100M 7.80

L20 32.09
+311%

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.

K5100M 3263
Samples: 177

L20 13429
+312%

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.

K5100M 11800

L20 270874
+2196%

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 −292%	200−210 +292%
4K	26 −285%	100−110 +285%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −290%	160−170 +290%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −306%	65−70 +306%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	35−40 −300%	140−150 +300%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −290%	160−170 +290%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −306%	65−70 +306%
Escape from Tarkov	30−35 −306%	130−140 +306%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −300%	100−105 +300%
Fortnite	45−50 −296%	190−200 +296%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −300%	140−150 +300%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 −296%	95−100 +296%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −279%	110−120 +279%
Valorant	80−85 −266%	300−310 +266%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	35−40 −300%	140−150 +300%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −290%	160−170 +290%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	120−130 −300%	500−550 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −306%	65−70 +306%
Dota 2	60−65 −300%	240−250 +300%
Escape from Tarkov	30−35 −306%	130−140 +306%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −300%	100−105 +300%
Fortnite	45−50 −296%	190−200 +296%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −300%	140−150 +300%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 −296%	95−100 +296%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −279%	110−120 +279%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −306%	65−70 +306%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −279%	110−120 +279%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	25 −300%	100−105 +300%
Valorant	80−85 −266%	300−310 +266%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	35−40 −300%	140−150 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −306%	65−70 +306%
Dota 2	60−65 −300%	240−250 +300%
Escape from Tarkov	30−35 −306%	130−140 +306%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −300%	100−105 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −300%	140−150 +300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −279%	110−120 +279%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −293%	55−60 +293%
Valorant	80−85 −266%	300−310 +266%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

45−50
−296%

190−200

+296%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −300%	60−65 +300%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	60−65 −310%	250−260 +310%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 −300%	40−45 +300%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −275%	30−33 +275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −295%	170−180 +295%
Valorant	85−90 −293%	350−400 +293%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	16−18 −282%	65−70 +282%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%
Escape from Tarkov	14−16 −300%	60−65 +300%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −306%	65−70 +306%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −295%	75−80 +295%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −309%	45−50 +309%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

16−18

−306%

65−70
+306%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −295%	75−80 +295%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −300%	40−45 +300%
Valorant	40−45 −290%	160−170 +290%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	8−9 −275%	30−33 +275%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Dota 2	27−30 −279%	110−120 +279%
Escape from Tarkov	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −286%	27−30 +286%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −285%	50−55 +285%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −275%	30−33 +275%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

8−9
−275%

30−33

+275%

This is how K5100M and L20 compete in popular games:

L20 is 292% faster in 1080p
L20 is 285% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.80	32.09
Recency	23 July 2013	16 November 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	275 Watt

K5100M has 175% lower power consumption.

L20, on the other hand, has a 311.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The L20 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K5100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K5100M is a mobile workstation graphics card while L20 is a workstation one.