RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile vs Quadro K5100M

Place in the ranking	508	96
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.70	25.26
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GK104	no data
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	23 July 2013 (11 years ago)	21 March 2023 (1 year 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	4608
Core clock speed	771 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	98.69	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.369 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	128	no data

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	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data

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	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	no data
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 data
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
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	+	-
CUDA	+	-

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 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 41.79
+410%

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 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 16123
+410%

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.

K5100M 6880

RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 28847
+319%

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.

K5100M 4793

RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 20571
+329%

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.

K5100M 31015

RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 82612
+166%

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 −400%	250−260 +400%
4K	27 −381%	130−140 +381%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−400%

65−70
+400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −400%	100−105 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −400%	120−130 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −400%	80−85 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −400%	90−95 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −378%	110−120 +378%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −409%	270−280 +409%
Hitman 3	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −400%	230−240 +400%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −400%	120−130 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −400%	110−120 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −381%	130−140 +381%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −409%	290−300 +409%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −400%	100−105 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −400%	120−130 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −400%	80−85 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −400%	90−95 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −378%	110−120 +378%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −409%	270−280 +409%
Hitman 3	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −400%	230−240 +400%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −400%	120−130 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −400%	110−120 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −381%	130−140 +381%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	82 −388%	400−450 +388%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −409%	290−300 +409%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −400%	100−105 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −400%	80−85 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −400%	90−95 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −409%	270−280 +409%
Hitman 3	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −400%	230−240 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −381%	130−140 +381%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −400%	70−75 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −409%	290−300 +409%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
−400%

110−120

+400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −400%	80−85 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −384%	150−160 +384%
Hitman 3	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
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 −390%	250−260 +390%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−400%

70−75
+400%

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 −350%	18−20 +350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −383%	140−150 +383%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −400%	50−55 +400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
−400%

40−45

+400%

This is how K5100M and RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is 400% faster in 1080p
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is 381% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.20	41.79
Recency	23 July 2013	21 March 2023
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	115 Watt

K5100M has 15% lower power consumption.

RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 409.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K5100M in performance tests.

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