NVS 510 vs Quadro K5100M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing NVS 510 and Quadro K5100M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between NVS 510 and Quadro K5100M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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

  NVS 510 Quadro K5100M
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K5100M has 185% more power consumption, than NVS 510.
  • NVS 510 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro K5100M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K5100M has 6 GB more memory, than NVS 510.
  • NVS 510 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K5100M - in Mobile workstations.
  • NVS 510 and Quadro K5100M are build with Kepler architecture.
  • Core clock speed of NVS 510 is 26 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
  • NVS 510 and Quadro K5100M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5100M is 1818 MHz higher, than NVS 510.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 14−16
ultra / 1080p 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 1−2 30−35
medium / 1080p 0−1 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5100M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than NVS 510.

Full Specs

  NVS 510 Quadro K5100M
Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name GK107 N15E-Q5-A2
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 23 October 2012 23 July 2013
Pipelines 192 1536
Core clock speed 797 MHz 771 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 12.75 98.69
Floating-point performance 306.0 gflops 2,369 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 17 Mh/s 35 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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