Quadro K4100M vs Radeon HD 5850

In this comparison between Quadro K4100M and Radeon HD 5850 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro K4100M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 5850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro K4100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K4100M 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 K4100M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K4100M Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 151 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5850 has 51% more power consumption, than Quadro K4100M.
  • Quadro K4100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 5850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K4100M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
  • Quadro K4100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 5850 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K4100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 19 MHz higher, than Quadro K4100M.
  • Quadro K4100M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K4100M is 1200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 9−10
ultra / 1080p 7−8 5−6
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 21−24
medium / 1080p 14−16 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4100M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Radeon HD 5850.

Full Specs

  Quadro K4100M Radeon HD 5850
Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
Code name N15E-Q3-A2 Cypress
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 30 September 2009
Pipelines 1152 1440
Core clock speed 706 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 67.78 52.20
Floating-point performance 1,627 gflops 2,088.0 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 51 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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