FirePro S9050 vs Quadro K5100M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S9050 and Quadro K5100M, 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 S9050 stacks up against Quadro K5100M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K5100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K5100M 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 Quadro K5100M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S9050 Quadro K5100M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro S9050 has 125% more power consumption, than Quadro K5100M.
  • FirePro S9050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K5100M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro S9050 has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro K5100M.
  • FirePro S9050 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K5100M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro K5100M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 129 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
  • FirePro S9050 and Quadro K5100M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 1900 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 14−16
ultra / 1080p 12−14 8−9
QHD / 1440p 6−7 3−4
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 30−35
medium / 1080p 24−27 18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Quadro K5100M.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 Quadro K5100M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Tahiti N15E-Q5-A2
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 7 August 2014 23 July 2013
Pipelines 1792 1536
Core clock speed 900 MHz 771 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 98.69
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 2,369 gflops
Length 254 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 115.2 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 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 35 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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