RTX 2000 Ada Generation vs Quadro K5100M

Place in the ranking	508	72
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	81.28
Power efficiency	5.70	45.60
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GK104	AD107
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	23 July 2013 (11 years ago)	12 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2816
Core clock speed	771 MHz	1620 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2130 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	98.69	187.4
Floating-point processing power	2.369 TFLOPS	12 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	128	88
Tensor Cores	no data	88
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	22

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 x8
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	no data	2-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	256.0 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	4x mini-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 compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.8
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

K5100M 8.20

RTX 2000 Ada Generation 45.92
+460%

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 3162

RTX 2000 Ada Generation 17715
+460%

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 11427

RTX 2000 Ada Generation 87206
+663%

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	50 −460%	280−290 +460%
4K	27 −456%	150−160 +456%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.32
4K	no data	4.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−438%

70−75
+438%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −450%	110−120 +450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −445%	60−65 +445%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −442%	130−140 +442%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −431%	85−90 +431%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −438%	70−75 +438%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −456%	100−105 +456%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −422%	120−130 +422%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −447%	290−300 +447%
Hitman 3	14−16 −433%	80−85 +433%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −443%	250−260 +443%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −442%	130−140 +442%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −445%	120−130 +445%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −456%	150−160 +456%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −426%	300−310 +426%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −450%	110−120 +450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −445%	60−65 +445%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −442%	130−140 +442%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −431%	85−90 +431%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −438%	70−75 +438%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −456%	100−105 +456%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −422%	120−130 +422%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −447%	290−300 +447%
Hitman 3	14−16 −433%	80−85 +433%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −443%	250−260 +443%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −442%	130−140 +442%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −445%	120−130 +445%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −456%	150−160 +456%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	82 −449%	450−500 +449%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −426%	300−310 +426%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −450%	110−120 +450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −445%	60−65 +445%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −431%	85−90 +431%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −438%	70−75 +438%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −456%	100−105 +456%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −447%	290−300 +447%
Hitman 3	14−16 −433%	80−85 +433%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −443%	250−260 +443%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −456%	150−160 +456%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −436%	75−80 +436%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −426%	300−310 +426%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
−445%

120−130

+445%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −431%	85−90 +431%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −456%	50−55 +456%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −448%	170−180 +448%
Hitman 3	10−12 −445%	60−65 +445%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −459%	95−100 +459%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −450%	55−60 +450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −449%	280−290 +449%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−436%

75−80
+436%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −452%	160−170 +452%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −450%	55−60 +450%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −456%	50−55 +456%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
−400%

40−45

+400%

This is how K5100M and RTX 2000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 460% faster in 1080p
RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 456% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.20	45.92
Recency	23 July 2013	12 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	70 Watt

RTX 2000 Ada Generation has a 460% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K5100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K5100M is a mobile workstation card while RTX 2000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.