GeForce GTX 1070 mobile vs Quadro K5100M

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1070 mobile and Quadro K5100M 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 GeForce GTX 1070 mobile will be the best choice, for others Quadro K5100M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 1070 mobile and Quadro K5100M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 1070 mobile 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 mobile or Quadro K5100M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 mobile Quadro K5100M
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile has 20% more power consumption, than Quadro K5100M.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K5100M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile and Quadro K5100M have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is used in Laptops, and Quadro K5100M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Quadro K5100M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is 735 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Quadro K5100M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5100M is 3592 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1070 mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 14−16
ultra / 1080p 35−40 8−9
QHD / 1440p 27−30 3−4
4K / 2160p 16−18
low / 720p 80−85 30−35
medium / 1080p 60−65 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 246% more, than Quadro K5100M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 mobile Quadro K5100M
Architecture Pascal Kepler
Code name N17E-G2 N15E-Q5-A2
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 1 September 2016 23 July 2013
Pipelines 2048 1536
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 771 MHz
Boost Clock 1645 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 210.6 98.69
Floating-point performance 6,738 gflops 2,369 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8 GB/s 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 256 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
Shader Model 6.4 5
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 1920
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 35 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
GPU Boost 3.0
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