FirePro M5100 vs Quadro M4000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5100 and Quadro M4000, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro M5100 stacks up against Quadro M4000, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M5100 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro M5100 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with FirePro M5100 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M5100 Quadro M4000
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro M5100 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Quadro M4000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M4000 has 6 GB more memory, than FirePro M5100.
  • FirePro M5100 is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro M4000 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5100 is build with GCN architecture, and Quadro M4000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 48 MHz higher, than FirePro M5100.
  • FirePro M5100 and Quadro M4000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 1508 MHz higher, than FirePro M5100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 21−24 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 260% more, than FirePro M5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5100 Quadro M4000
Architecture GCN Maxwell 2.0
Code name Venus GM204
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 1 October 2013 29 June 2015
Pipelines 640 1664
Core clock speed 725 MHz 773 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.00 80.39
Floating-point performance 992.0 gflops 2,573 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA 5.2
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 108 Mh/s 299 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
Multi-display synchronization Quadro Sync
High-Performance Video I/O6 +
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