GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q vs Quadro K5100M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and Quadro K5100M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q stacks up against Quadro K5100M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and Quadro K5100M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and Quadro K5100M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q or Quadro K5100M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Quadro K5100M
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 15% more power consumption, than Quadro K5100M.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K5100M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and Quadro K5100M have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Quadro K5100M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Quadro K5100M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 330 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Quadro K5100M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 4400 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 GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Quadro K5100M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Quadro K5100M
Architecture Pascal Kepler
Code name N17E-G2 Max-Q N15E-Q5-A2
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 30 May 2017 23 July 2013
Pipelines 2048 1536
Core clock speed 1101 - 1215 MHz 771 MHz
Boost Clock 1265 - 1379 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 176.5 98.69
Floating-point performance 5,648 gflops 2,369 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 256.3 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
Shader Model 6.4 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 6.1 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 35 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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