Quadro K5100M vs Radeon R7 M270
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K5100M and Radeon R7 M270, 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 K5100M stacks up against Radeon R7 M270, check out specs charts below.
Quadro K5100M and Radeon R7 M270 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Quadro K5100M and Radeon R7 M270 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 Quadro K5100M or Radeon R7 M270 here:
Main Specs
Quadro K5100M
Radeon R7 M270
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type
GDDR5
Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Quadro K5100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Quadro K5100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 M270 - in Laptops.
Quadro K5100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M270 is 54 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
Quadro K5100M and Radeon R7 M270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
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 R7 M270.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
20−22
−
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
50−55
0−1
medium / 1080p
24−27
−
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro K5100M.
low / 768p
200−210
60−65
medium / 768p
170−180
27−30
ultra / 1080p
95−100
7−8
QHD / 1440p
50−55
−
4K / 2160p
30−33
−
high / 768p
130−140
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5100M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 446% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
35−40
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Quadro K5100M.
low / 768p
100−110
45−50
medium / 768p
90−95
10−11
ultra / 1080p
60−65
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5100M in Dota 2 is 237% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
35−40
0−1
medium / 1080p
18−20
−
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
95−100
21−24
medium / 1080p
50−55
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5100M in Fortnite is 340% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
24−27
0−1
ultra / 1080p
20−22
−
QHD / 1440p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
50−55
0−1
medium / 1080p
27−30
0−1
low / 768p
80−85
18−20
medium / 768p
75−80
−
high / 1080p
27−30
0−1
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
medium / 720p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5100M in Grand Theft Auto V is 331% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
9−10
−
ultra / 1080p
7−8
−
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
27−30
0−1
medium / 1080p
12−14
−
low / 768p
110−120
75−80
high / 1080p
−
27−30
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
−
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5100M in Minecraft is 49% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
−
low / 720p
55−60
8−9
medium / 1080p
24−27
−
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5100M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 612% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
27−30
0−1
medium / 1080p
16−18
−
low / 768p
50−55
0−1
medium / 768p
30−35
−
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
10−12
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
−
low / 768p
100−110
45−50
medium / 768p
60−65
14−16
ultra / 1080p
30−35
0−1
high / 768p
50−55
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5100M in World of Tanks is 192% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
Full Specs
Quadro K5100M
Radeon R7 M270
Architecture
Kepler
GCN
Code name
N15E-Q5-A2
Opal XT / Mars
Type
Mobile workstation
Laptop
Release date
23 July 2013
7 January 2014
Pipelines
1536
384
Core clock speed
771 MHz
825 MHz
Transistor count
3,540 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
98.69
19.80
Floating-point performance
2,369 gflops
633.6 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
28.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12
Shader Model
5
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
35 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
medium sized
Optimus
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Display Port
1.2
3D Vision Pro
+
Mosaic
+
nView Display Management
+
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