Quadro K5100M vs Radeon Pro 580X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K5100M and Radeon Pro 580X. 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 Pro 580X. 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 Pro 580X
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
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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  • Radeon Pro 580X has 50% more power consumption, than Quadro K5100M.
  • Quadro K5100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro 580X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K5100M and Radeon Pro 580X have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • Quadro K5100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon Pro 580X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K5100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon Pro 580X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 329 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
  • Quadro K5100M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 580X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 3180 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 8−9 24−27
QHD / 1440p 3−4 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−12
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 153% more, than Quadro K5100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5100M Radeon Pro 580X
Architecture Kepler GCN 4.0
Code name N15E-Q5-A2 Polaris 20
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 23 July 2013 18 March 2019
Pipelines 1536 2304
Core clock speed 771 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 98.69 172.8
Floating-point performance 2,369 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 217.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
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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