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    GeForce GTX 960M vs Quadro K5100M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960M 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 GeForce GTX 960M 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.
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    GeForce GTX 960M and Quadro K5100M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M or Quadro K5100M here:

    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops
    Quadro K5100M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Quadro K5100M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Quadro K5100M has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Quadro K5100M has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Quadro K5100M - in Mobile workstations.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K5100M - with Kepler.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 325 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
    • GeForce GTX 960M and Quadro K5100M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5100M is 1100 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 14−16
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 3−4
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 35−40 30−35
    medium / 1080p 21−24 18−20
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Quadro K5100M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Quadro K5100M
    Architecture Maxwell Kepler
    Code name N16P-GX N15E-Q5-A2
    Type Laptop Mobile workstation
    Release date 12 March 2015 23 July 2013
    Pipelines 640 1536
    Core clock speed 1096 MHz 771 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 3,540 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 47.04 98.69
    Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 2,369 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 3600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
    Shader Model 5.1 5
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s 35 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus + +
    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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