Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs Quadro NVS 5100M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro NVS 5100M with Iris Xe MAX Graphics, including specs and performance data.

NVS 5100M
2010
1 GB DDR3, 35 Watt
0.82

MAX Graphics outperforms 5100M by a whopping 444% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1177676
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.8914.36
ArchitectureGT2xx (2010)Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code nameN10P-NSDG1
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date7 January 2010 (15 years ago)31 October 2020 (4 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 cores48768
Core clock speed550 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1650 MHz
Manufacturing process technology40 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rateno data79.20
Floating-point processing powerno data2.534 TFLOPS
ROPsno data24
TMUsno data48
L2 Cacheno data1024 KB
L3 Cacheno data4 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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x4

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 typeDDR3LPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2133 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data68.26 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX10.112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.2

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 HD4−5
−575%
27
+575%
1440p3−4
−567%
20
+567%
4K2−3
−700%
16
+700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2500%
26
+2500%
Fortnite 0−1 34
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−267%
21−24
+267%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 12−14
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−138%
18−20
+138%
Valorant 30−33
−100%
60−65
+100%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
−257%
80−85
+257%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Dota 2 14−16
−186%
40
+186%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2400%
25
+2400%
Fortnite 0−1 31
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−267%
21−24
+267%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 12−14
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−1700%
18
+1700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−138%
18−20
+138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−467%
34
+467%
Valorant 30−33
−100%
60−65
+100%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Dota 2 14−16
−171%
38
+171%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2300%
24
+2300%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−267%
21−24
+267%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−138%
18−20
+138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−200%
18
+200%
Valorant 30−33
−100%
60−65
+100%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 0−1 22

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
−620%
35−40
+620%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−278%
30−35
+278%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 3−4
Far Cry 5 0−1 9−10
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Valorant 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 38
+0%
38
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 20
+0%
20
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 33
+0%
33
+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High

Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+0%
11
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 0−1

This is how NVS 5100M and Iris Xe MAX Graphics compete in popular games:

  • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 575% faster in 1080p
  • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 567% faster in 1440p
  • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 700% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 2500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Xe MAX Graphics performs better in 37 tests (69%)
  • there's a draw in 17 tests (31%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.82 4.46
Recency 7 January 2010 31 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Iris Xe MAX Graphics has a 443.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Iris Xe MAX Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 5100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro NVS 5100M is a mobile workstation graphics card while Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a mobile workstation one.

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