Quadro K5100M vs Radeon R7 250

In this comparison between Quadro K5100M and Radeon R7 250 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 Quadro K5100M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 250 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 R7 250
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors N/A
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • Quadro K5100M has 33% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
  • Quadro K5100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro K5100M has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250.
  • Quadro K5100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K5100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
  • Quadro K5100M and Radeon R7 250 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5100M is 2450 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 3−4
ultra / 1080p 8−9 1−2
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 18−20 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5100M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5100M Radeon R7 250
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name N15E-Q5-A2 Oland XT
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 1 October 2013
Pipelines 1536 384
Core clock speed 771 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 98.69 25.20
Floating-point performance 2,369 gflops 716.8 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 35 Mh/s 117 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3 Mh/s
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
AppAcceleration +
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