FirePro M5100 vs Quadro K3000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5100 and Quadro K3000M, 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 FirePro M5100 stacks up against Quadro K3000M, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M5100 and Quadro K3000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M5100 and Quadro K3000M 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 FirePro M5100 or Quadro K3000M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M5100 Quadro K3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M5100 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Quadro K3000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K3000M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro M5100.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • FirePro M5100 is build with GCN architecture, and Quadro K3000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M5100 is 71 MHz higher, than Quadro K3000M.
  • FirePro M5100 and Quadro K3000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M5100 is 1700 MHz higher, than Quadro K3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 7−8
ultra / 1080p 6−7 4−5
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 18−20
medium / 1080p 12−14 9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 30% more, than Quadro K3000M.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5100 Quadro K3000M
Architecture GCN Kepler
Code name Venus N14E-Q1
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 1 October 2013 1 June 2012
Pipelines 640 576
Core clock speed 725 MHz 654 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.00 31.39
Floating-point performance 992.0 gflops 753.4 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 2800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 108 Mh/s 24 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Optimus +
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