Quadro K5100M vs Radeon RX 570

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K5100M and Radeon RX 570. 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 RX 570. 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 RX 570
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 120 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 570 has 20% more power consumption, than Quadro K5100M.
  • Quadro K5100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 570 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K5100M and Radeon RX 570 have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • Quadro K5100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 570 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K5100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX 570 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 397 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
  • Quadro K5100M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 570 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 3400 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 8−9 21−24
QHD / 1440p 3−4 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Quadro K5100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5100M Radeon RX 570
Architecture Kepler Polaris
Code name N15E-Q5-A2 Polaris 20 Ellesmere
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 18 April 2017
Pipelines 1536 2048
Core clock speed 771 MHz 1168 MHz
Boost Clock 1244 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 98.69 159.2
Floating-point performance 2,369 gflops 5,095 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 224.0 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 +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
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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