FirePro W9000 vs Quadro K5100M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W9000 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 W9000 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 W9000 Quadro K5100M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W9000 has 250% more power consumption, than Quadro K5100M.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K5100M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K5100M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W9000.
  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K5100M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro K5100M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 204 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
  • FirePro W9000 and Quadro K5100M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 1900 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Quadro K5100M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Quadro K5100M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Tahiti N15E-Q5-A2
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 23 July 2013
Pipelines 2048 1536
Core clock speed 975 MHz 771 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 98.69
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 2,369 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 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 +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s 35 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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