Quadro K2100M vs Radeon RX 5500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K2100M and Radeon RX 5500M, 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 K2100M stacks up against Radeon RX 5500M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K2100M and Radeon RX 5500M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro K2100M and Radeon RX 5500M 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 Quadro K2100M or Radeon RX 5500M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K2100M Radeon RX 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 85 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 5500M has 54% more power consumption, than Quadro K2100M.
  • Quadro K2100M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 5500M has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro K2100M.
  • Quadro K2100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 5500M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K2100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 660 MHz higher, than Quadro K2100M.
  • Quadro K2100M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 11000 MHz higher, than Quadro K2100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 21−24
ultra / 1080p 4−5 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 16−18 40−45
medium / 1080p 7−8 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 212% more, than Quadro K2100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K2100M Radeon RX 5500M
Architecture Kepler Navi / RDNA
Code name GK106 Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 23 July 2013 29 September 2019
Pipelines 576 1408
Core clock speed 667 MHz 1327 MHz
Boost Clock 1645 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 32.02 144.8
Floating-point performance 768.4 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3000 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.0 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5 6.5
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 38 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized medium sized
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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