GeForce RTX 5090 vs Quadro NVS 5100M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro NVS 5100M with GeForce RTX 5090, including specs and performance data.

NVS 5100M
2010
1 GB DDR3, 35 Watt
0.81

RTX 5090 outperforms NVS 5100M by a whopping 10878% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking11402
Place by popularitynot in top-10013
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data11.16
Power efficiency1.8312.23
ArchitectureGT2xx (2010)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameN10P-NSGB202
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date7 January 2010 (15 years ago)30 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores4821760
Core clock speed550 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2407 MHz
Number of transistorsno data92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rateno data1,637
Floating-point processing powerno data104.8 TFLOPS
ROPsno data176
TMUsno data680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeDDR3GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount1 GB32 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1.79 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.4
CUDA-10.1
DLSS-+

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 HD2−3
−11800%
238
+11800%
1440p1−2
−20100%
202
+20100%
4K1−2
−15600%
157
+15600%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data8.40
1440pno data9.90
4Kno data12.73

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−12350%
240−250
+12350%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−4125%
160−170
+4125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−12350%
240−250
+12350%
Fortnite 0−1 300−350
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−6780%
300−350
+6780%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−4125%
160−170
+4125%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2113%
170−180
+2113%
Valorant 30−35
−2094%
650−700
+2094%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
−1109%
270−280
+1109%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−12350%
240−250
+12350%
Dota 2 14−16
−10614%
1500−1550
+10614%
Fortnite 0−1 300−350
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−6780%
300−350
+6780%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−4125%
160−170
+4125%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−6800%
69
+6800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2113%
170−180
+2113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−7183%
400−450
+7183%
Valorant 30−35
−2094%
650−700
+2094%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−12350%
240−250
+12350%
Dota 2 14−16
−10614%
1500−1550
+10614%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−6780%
300−350
+6780%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−4050%
166
+4050%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2113%
170−180
+2113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−5867%
358
+5867%
Valorant 30−35
−2094%
650−700
+2094%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 300−350

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
−10220%
500−550
+10220%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1844%
170−180
+1844%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 150−160
Far Cry 5 4−5
−5025%
200−210
+5025%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−15200%
300−350
+15200%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−15900%
160
+15900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−16250%
327
+16250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−15000%
150−160
+15000%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1147%
180−190
+1147%
Valorant 5−6
−6540%
300−350
+6540%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 80−85
Far Cry 5 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−4700%
95−100
+4700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 202
+0%
202
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 87
+0%
87
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 136
+0%
136
+0%
Metro Exodus 167
+0%
167
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 386
+0%
386
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 102
+0%
102
+0%

This is how NVS 5100M and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is 11800% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 20100% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 15600% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5090 is 16250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is ahead in 33 tests (57%)
  • there's a draw in 25 tests (43%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 88.92
Recency 7 January 2010 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 575 Watt

NVS 5100M has 1542.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 10877.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 5100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro NVS 5100M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.

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