GeForce 840M vs Quadro K5100M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 840M 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 GeForce 840M stacks up against Quadro K5100M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 840M and Quadro K5100M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 840M and Quadro K5100M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce 840M or Quadro K5100M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 840M Quadro K5100M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro K5100M has 203% more power consumption, than GeForce 840M.
  • GeForce 840M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro K5100M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K5100M has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce 840M.
  • GeForce 840M is used in Laptops, and Quadro K5100M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 840M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K5100M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 840M is 258 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
  • GeForce 840M and Quadro K5100M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5100M is 1600 MHz higher, than GeForce 840M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 14−16
ultra / 1080p 0−1 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 12−14 30−35
medium / 1080p 3−4 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5100M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than GeForce 840M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 840M Quadro K5100M
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name N15S-GT N15E-Q5-A2
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 12 March 2014 23 July 2013
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 771 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 98.69
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 2,369 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + +
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s 35 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Optimus + +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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