Quadro NVS 5100M vs M4000M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro M4000M and Quadro NVS 5100M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
M4000M outperforms NVS 5100M by a whopping 1641% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 319 | 1092 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | GT2xx (2009−2012) |
GPU code name | GM204 | N10P-NS |
Market segment | Mobile workstation | Mobile workstation |
Release date | 2 October 2015 (8 years ago) | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) |
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 | 1,280 | 48 |
Core clock speed | 975 MHz | 550 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1013 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 5,200 million | no data |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 35 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 78.00 | no data |
Floating-point performance | 2,496 gflops | no data |
Floating-point performance | 2.496 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Quadro M4000M and Quadro NVS 5100M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 | medium sized |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 800 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 160 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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 | 10.1 |
Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
Vulkan | + | - |
CUDA | 5.2 | - |
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 | 67
+2133%
| 3−4
−2133%
|
4K | 20
+1900%
| 1−2
−1900%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
+620%
|
5−6
−620%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+2500%
|
2−3
−2500%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
Far Cry 5 | 35−40 | 0−1 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 40−45
+2100%
|
2−3
−2100%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+1960%
|
5−6
−1960%
|
Hitman 3 | 30−35
+520%
|
5−6
−520%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
+575%
|
12−14
−575%
|
Metro Exodus | 55−60
+1733%
|
3−4
−1733%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+4300%
|
1−2
−4300%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55
+643%
|
7−8
−643%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 80−85
+161%
|
30−35
−161%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
+620%
|
5−6
−620%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+2500%
|
2−3
−2500%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
Far Cry 5 | 35−40 | 0−1 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 40−45
+2100%
|
2−3
−2100%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+1960%
|
5−6
−1960%
|
Hitman 3 | 30−35
+520%
|
5−6
−520%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
+575%
|
12−14
−575%
|
Metro Exodus | 55−60
+1733%
|
3−4
−1733%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+4300%
|
1−2
−4300%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55
+643%
|
7−8
−643%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+280%
|
10−11
−280%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 80−85
+161%
|
30−35
−161%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
+620%
|
5−6
−620%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
Far Cry 5 | 35−40 | 0−1 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+1960%
|
5−6
−1960%
|
Hitman 3 | 30−35
+520%
|
5−6
−520%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
+575%
|
12−14
−575%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55
+643%
|
7−8
−643%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+280%
|
10−11
−280%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 80−85
+161%
|
30−35
−161%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+4300%
|
1−2
−4300%
|
1440p
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 30−35 | 0−1 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+2400%
|
1−2
−2400%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16−18 | 0−1 |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14 | 0−1 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18 | 0−1 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 85−90
+2025%
|
4−5
−2025%
|
Hitman 3 | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−35
+725%
|
4−5
−725%
|
Metro Exodus | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−33
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18 | 0−1 |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 95−100
+3167%
|
3−4
−3167%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+767%
|
3−4
−767%
|
4K
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14 | 0−1 |
Hitman 3 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
+1925%
|
4−5
−1925%
|
Metro Exodus | 16−18 | 0−1 |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8−9 | 0−1 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9 | 0−1 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+2100%
|
1−2
−2100%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16−18 | 0−1 |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
This is how M4000M and NVS 5100M compete in popular games:
- M4000M is 2133% faster in 1080p
- M4000M is 1900% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the M4000M is 4300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, M4000M surpassed NVS 5100M in all 38 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 16.02 | 0.92 |
Recency | 2 October 2015 | 7 January 2010 |
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 35 Watt |
M4000M has a 1641.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
NVS 5100M, on the other hand, has 185.7% lower power consumption.
The Quadro M4000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 5100M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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