Quadro K5100M vs Radeon R9 270

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K5100M and Radeon R9 270. 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 R9 270. 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 R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270 has 50% more power consumption, than Quadro K5100M.
  • Quadro K5100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K5100M has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
  • Quadro K5100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 270 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K5100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro K5100M and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 21−24
ultra / 1080p 8−9 12−14
QHD / 1440p 3−4 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 30−35 40−45
medium / 1080p 18−20 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than Quadro K5100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5100M Radeon R9 270
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name N15E-Q5-A2 Curacao
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 13 November 2013
Pipelines 1536 1280
Core clock speed 771 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 98.69 74.00
Floating-point performance 2,369 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 179.2 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 293 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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