Quadro K4000 vs Quadro K5100M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K4000 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 Quadro K4000 stacks up against Quadro K5100M, check out specs charts below.

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

  Quadro K4000 Quadro K5100M
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K5100M has 25% more power consumption, than Quadro K4000.
  • Quadro K4000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro K5100M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K5100M has 5 GB more memory, than Quadro K4000.
  • Quadro K4000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K5100M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro K4000 and Quadro K5100M are build with Kepler architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K4000 is 39 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
  • Quadro K4000 and Quadro K5100M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K4000 is 2016 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 14−16
ultra / 1080p 8−9 8−9
QHD / 1440p 3−4 3−4
low / 720p 27−30 30−35
medium / 1080p 16−18 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5100M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than Quadro K4000.

Full Specs

  Quadro K4000 Quadro K5100M
Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name GK106 N15E-Q5-A2
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 1 March 2013 23 July 2013
Pipelines 768 1536
Core clock speed 810 MHz 771 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 51.84 98.69
Floating-point performance 1,244 gflops 2,369 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5616 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 134.8 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0 +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.21 kh/s
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 61 Mh/s 35 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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