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    Quadro K5100M vs Radeon R9 M290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K5100M and Radeon R9 M290X. 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 M290X. 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.
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    Quadro K5100M and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Quadro K5100M and Radeon R9 M290X 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 R9 M290X here:

    Quadro K5100M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro K5100M Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
    • Quadro K5100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro K5100M has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Quadro K5100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • Quadro K5100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 79 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
    • Quadro K5100M and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5100M is 2400 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 14−16 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 8−9 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 3−4 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 30−35 30−35
    medium / 1080p 18−20 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 13% more, than Quadro K5100M.

    Full Specs

      Quadro K5100M Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name N15E-Q5-A2 Neptune
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 23 July 2013 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 1536 1280
    Core clock speed 771 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 98.69 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,369 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 153.6 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 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 35 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
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