FirePro W4300 vs Quadro K5100M

In this comparison between FirePro W4300 and Quadro K5100M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W4300 will be the best choice, for others Quadro K5100M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 W4300 Quadro K5100M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K5100M has 100% more power consumption, than FirePro W4300.
  • FirePro W4300 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K5100M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K5100M has 4 GB more memory, than FirePro W4300.
  • FirePro W4300 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K5100M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Quadro K5100M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 159 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
  • FirePro W4300 and Quadro K5100M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 2400 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 14−16
ultra / 1080p 8−9 8−9
QHD / 1440p 3−4 3−4
low / 720p 30−35 30−35
medium / 1080p 18−20 18−20
FirePro W4300 and Quadro K5100M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4300 Quadro K5100M
Architecture GCN 2.0 Kepler
Code name Bonaire N15E-Q5-A2
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 1 December 2015 23 July 2013
Pipelines 768 1536
Core clock speed 930 MHz 771 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 98.69
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 2,369 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12
Shader Model 6.3 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s 35 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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