Quadro K3100M vs Radeon HD 4850 X2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K3100M and Radeon HD 4850 X2. 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 K3100M and Radeon HD 4850 X2. 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.
Radeon HD 4850 X2

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 Radeon HD 4850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 233% more power consumption, than Quadro K3100M.
  • Quadro K3100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 4850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 508 GB more memory, than Quadro K3100M.
  • Quadro K3100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K3100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K3100M is 81 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
  • Quadro K3100M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K3100M is 1210 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 3−4
ultra / 1080p 7−8 2−3
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 14−16
medium / 1080p 14−16 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K3100M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Full Specs

  Quadro K3100M Radeon HD 4850 X2
Architecture Kepler TeraScale
Code name N15E-Q1-A2 R700
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 7 November 2008
Pipelines 768 800
Core clock speed 706 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 45.18 25.00
Floating-point performance 1,084 gflops 2x 1,000.0 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 1990 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 63.68 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5 4.1
OpenGL 4.5 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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