Quadro K5100M vs Quadro K600

In this comparison between Quadro K5100M and Quadro K600 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro K5100M will be the best choice, for others Quadro K600 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 Quadro K600
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 41 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5100M has 143% more power consumption, than Quadro K600.
  • Quadro K5100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro K600 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K5100M has 7 GB more memory, than Quadro K600.
  • Quadro K5100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro K600 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K5100M and Quadro K600 are build with Kepler architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K600 is 105 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
  • Quadro K5100M and Quadro K600 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5100M is 1818 MHz higher, than Quadro K600.

Game benchmarks

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 Quadro K600.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5100M Quadro K600
Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name N15E-Q5-A2 GK107
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 23 July 2013 1 March 2013
Pipelines 1536 192
Core clock speed 771 MHz 876 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 98.69 14.02
Floating-point performance 2,369 gflops 336.4 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 28.51 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 35 Mh/s 11 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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