FirePro W600 vs Quadro K5100M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W600 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 W600 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 W600 Quadro K5100M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K5100M has 33% more power consumption, than FirePro W600.
  • FirePro W600 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K5100M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K5100M has 6 GB more memory, than FirePro W600.
  • FirePro W600 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K5100M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W600 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro K5100M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K5100M is 21 MHz higher, than FirePro W600.
  • FirePro W600 and Quadro K5100M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W600 is 400 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 14−16
ultra / 1080p 5−6 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 18−20 30−35
medium / 1080p 10−11 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5100M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 80% more, than FirePro W600.

Full Specs

  FirePro W600 Quadro K5100M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Cape Verde N15E-Q5-A2
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 13 June 2012 23 July 2013
Pipelines 512 1536
Core clock speed 750 MHz 771 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.00 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 12 (11_1) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 94 Mh/s 35 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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