Quadro K5100M vs Tesla C2070

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K5100M and Tesla C2070, 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 Tesla C2070, check out specs charts below.

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 Tesla C2070
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 238 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI
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  • Tesla C2070 has 138% more power consumption, than Quadro K5100M.
  • Quadro K5100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Tesla C2070 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K5100M has 2 GB more memory, than Tesla C2070.
  • Quadro K5100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Tesla C2070 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K5100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Tesla C2070 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K5100M is 197 MHz higher, than Tesla C2070.
  • Quadro K5100M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla C2070 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5100M is 612 MHz higher, than Tesla C2070.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 16−18
ultra / 1080p 8−9 9−10
QHD / 1440p 3−4 3−4
low / 720p 30−35 30−35
medium / 1080p 18−20 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla C2070 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 13% more, than Quadro K5100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5100M Tesla C2070
Architecture Kepler Fermi
Code name N15E-Q5-A2 GF100
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 23 July 2013 25 July 2011
Pipelines 1536 448
Core clock speed 771 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 98.69 32.14
Floating-point performance 2,369 gflops 1,030.4 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 143.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA + 2.0
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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