GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Quadro K3100M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Quadro K3100M. 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 GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Quadro K3100M. 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 K3100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K3100M 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 K3100M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 550 Ti Quadro K3100M
Power consumption (TDP) 116 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti has 54% more power consumption, than Quadro K3100M.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro K3100M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K3100M has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is used in Desktops, and Quadro K3100M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro K3100M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 550 Ti is 194 MHz higher, than Quadro K3100M.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K3100M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K3100M is 3196 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 10−12
ultra / 1080p 4−5 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 18−20 24−27
medium / 1080p 9−10 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K3100M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 550 Ti Quadro K3100M
Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name GF116 N15E-Q1-A2
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 15 March 2011 23 July 2013
Pipelines 192 768
Core clock speed 900 MHz 706 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.8 billion/sec 45.18
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 1,084 gflops
Length 8.25" (21 cm)
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4.1 GB/s 3200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 98.4 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.2 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 192
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s 44 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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