Quadro 5000 vs Quadro K2100M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 5000 and Quadro K2100M, 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 Quadro 5000 stacks up against Quadro K2100M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K2100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K2100M 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 K2100M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 5000 Quadro K2100M
Power consumption (TDP) 152 Watt 55 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2.5 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro 5000 has 176% more power consumption, than Quadro K2100M.
  • Quadro 5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro K2100M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro 5000 and Quadro K2100M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro 5000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K2100M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro 5000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro K2100M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K2100M is 154 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.
  • Quadro 5000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K2100M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 5000 and Quadro K2100M is 3000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 6−7
ultra / 1080p 5−6 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 16−18
medium / 1080p 12−14 7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Quadro K2100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5000 Quadro K2100M
Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name GF100 GK106
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 23 February 2011 23 July 2013
Pipelines 352 576
Core clock speed 513 MHz 667 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 22.57 32.02
Floating-point performance 722.3 gflops 768.4 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 320 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3000 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120.0 GB/s 48.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 2.0 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s 38 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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