Quadro K3100M vs Quadro K5200

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K3100M and Quadro K5200, 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 K3100M stacks up against Quadro K5200, check out specs charts below.

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

  Quadro K3100M Quadro K5200
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5200 has 100% more power consumption, than Quadro K3100M.
  • Quadro K3100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro K5200 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K5200 has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro K3100M.
  • Quadro K3100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro K5200 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K3100M and Quadro K5200 are build with Kepler architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K3100M is 39 MHz higher, than Quadro K5200.
  • Quadro K3100M and Quadro K5200 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5200 is 2808 MHz higher, than Quadro K3100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
ultra / 1080p 7−8 21−24
QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 24−27 60−65
medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Quadro K3100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K3100M Quadro K5200
Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name N15E-Q1-A2 GK110B
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 23 July 2013 22 July 2014
Pipelines 768 2304
Core clock speed 706 MHz 667 MHz
Boost Clock 771 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 45.18 148.0
Floating-point performance 1,084 gflops 3,553 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 192.3 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.5
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s 226 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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