NVS 5100M vs Quadro4 900 XGL

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro4 900 XGL with NVS 5100M, including specs and performance data.

Quadro4 900 XGL
2002
128 MB DDR
0.01

NVS 5100M outperforms Quadro4 900 XGL by a whopping 5100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking15081230
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.02
ArchitectureKelvin (2001−2003)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameNV25 A2GT216
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date19 February 2002 (22 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 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 coresno data48
Core clock speed300 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors63 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data35 Watt
Texture fill rate2.4008.800
Floating-point processing powerno data0.1162 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs816

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).

InterfaceAGP 4xMXM-A (3.0)
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDRGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount128 MB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed325 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth10.4 GB/s25.6 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.111.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGL1.33.3
OpenCLN/A1.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-1.2

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.

Quadro4 900 XGL 0.01
NVS 5100M 0.52
+5100%

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.

Quadro4 900 XGL 4
NVS 5100M 199
+4875%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.01 0.52
Recency 19 February 2002 7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 40 nm

NVS 5100M has a 5100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.

The NVS 5100M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro4 900 XGL in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro4 900 XGL is a workstation card while NVS 5100M is a mobile workstation one.


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

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