NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100M vs AMD Radeon R7 M270

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Combined performance score

R7 M270
1.98
+115%

Radeon R7 M270 outperforms Quadro NVS 5100M by 115% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking8481080
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.04
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code nameOpal XT / MarsN10P-NS
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date7 January 2014 (10 years old)7 January 2010 (14 years old)
Current priceno data$105
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores38448
Core clock speed825 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors950 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data35 Watt
Texture fill rate19.80no data
Floating-point performance633.6 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 M270 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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8no data

Memory

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 typeNot ListedDDR3
Maximum RAM amount0 MB1 GB
Memory bus widthNot Listed128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data800 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsno data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration-no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1110.1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCLNot Listedno data
Mantle+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

R7 M270 1.98
+115%
NVS 5100M 0.92

Radeon R7 M270 outperforms Quadro NVS 5100M by 115% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R7 M270 6715
+155%
NVS 5100M 2634

Radeon R7 M270 outperforms Quadro NVS 5100M by 155% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 HD14
+133%
6−7
−133%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 3−4 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 3−4 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4 0−1
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how R7 M270 and NVS 5100M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • R7 M270 is 133% faster than NVS 5100M

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R7 M270 is 200% faster than the NVS 5100M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R7 M270 is ahead in 20 tests (80%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (20%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.98 0.92
Recency 7 January 2014 7 January 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

The Radeon R7 M270 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 5100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M270 is a notebook graphics card while Quadro 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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