FirePro V4900 vs Quadro K5100M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V4900 and Quadro K5100M. 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 FirePro V4900 and Quadro K5100M. 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 K5100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K5100M 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 K5100M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V4900 Quadro K5100M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K5100M has 33% more power consumption, than FirePro V4900.
  • FirePro V4900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro K5100M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K5100M has 7 GB more memory, than FirePro V4900.
  • FirePro V4900 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K5100M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro V4900 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Quadro K5100M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro V4900 is 29 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
  • FirePro V4900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K5100M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V4900 is 400 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 14−16
ultra / 1080p 1−2 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 12−14 30−35
medium / 1080p 4−5 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5100M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 260% more, than FirePro V4900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V4900 Quadro K5100M
Architecture TeraScale 2 Kepler
Code name Turks N15E-Q5-A2
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 1 November 2011 23 July 2013
Pipelines 480 1536
Core clock speed 800 MHz 771 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 98.69
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 2,369 gflops
Length 163 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.0 5
OpenGL 4.4 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 73 Mh/s 35 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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