FirePro W5100 vs Quadro M4000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5100 and Quadro M4000M, 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 FirePro W5100 stacks up against Quadro M4000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M4000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M4000M 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 M4000M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 Quadro M4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro M4000M has 100% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W5100 and Quadro M4000M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W5100 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M4000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Quadro M4000M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M4000M is 45 MHz higher, than FirePro W5100.
  • FirePro W5100 and Quadro M4000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 988 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 9−10 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than FirePro W5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 Quadro M4000M
Architecture GCN 2.0 Maxwell
Code name Bonaire GM204
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 31 March 2014 2 October 2015
Pipelines 768 1,280
Core clock speed 930 MHz 975 MHz
Boost Clock 1013 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 78.00
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 2,496 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 160 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12
Shader Model 6.3 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s 251 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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