Quadro K1100M vs Radeon HD 5970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K1100M and Radeon HD 5970. 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 Quadro K1100M and Radeon HD 5970. 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 K1100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K1100M 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 K1100M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K1100M Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 294 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5970 has 553% more power consumption, than Quadro K1100M.
  • Quadro K1100M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K1100M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
  • Quadro K1100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 5970 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K1100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 20 MHz higher, than Quadro K1100M.
  • Quadro K1100M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 1200 MHz higher, than Quadro K1100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 10−12
ultra / 1080p 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 12−14 24−27
medium / 1080p 3−4 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Quadro K1100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1100M Radeon HD 5970
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name GK107 Hemlock
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 18 November 2009
Pipelines 384 1600
Core clock speed 705 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 22.59 58.00
Floating-point performance 542.2 gflops 2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length 305 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2800 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 44.8 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 18 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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