Quadro K5100M vs Radeon HD 6550A

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K5100M and Radeon HD 6550A. 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 Quadro K5100M and Radeon HD 6550A. 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

  Quadro K5100M Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 35 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro K5100M has 185% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Quadro K5100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K5100M has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Quadro K5100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6550A - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K5100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K5100M is 221 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Quadro K5100M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6550A - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5100M is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 0−1
ultra / 1080p 8−9
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 1−2
medium / 1080p 18−20 0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5100M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5100M Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name N15E-Q5-A2 Pinewood
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 7 February 2011
Pipelines 1536 480
Core clock speed 771 MHz 550 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 627 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 98.69 13.20
Floating-point performance 2,369 gflops 624.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 35 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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