GeForce GTX 860M vs Quadro K5100M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 860M 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 GTX 860M stacks up against Quadro K5100M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 860M and Quadro K5100M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 860M 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 GTX 860M or Quadro K5100M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M Quadro K5100M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro K5100M has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 860M.
  • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro K5100M has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 860M.
  • GeForce GTX 860M is used in Laptops, and Quadro K5100M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 860M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K5100M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M is 26 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
  • GeForce GTX 860M and Quadro K5100M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 14−16
ultra / 1080p 10−11 8−9
QHD / 1440p 5−6 3−4
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 30−35
medium / 1080p 21−24 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 13% more, than Quadro K5100M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M Quadro K5100M
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name N15P-GX N15E-Q5-A2
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 12 March 2014 23 July 2013
Pipelines 640 1536
Core clock speed 797 MHz 771 MHz
Boost Clock 915 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.40 98.69
Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops 2,369 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 1152 or 640
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s 35 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus + +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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