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    Quadro K4100M vs Quadro M5000M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K4100M and Quadro M5000M, 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 K4100M stacks up against Quadro M5000M, check out specs charts below.
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    Quadro K4100M and Quadro M5000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Quadro K4100M and Quadro M5000M 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 K4100M or Quadro M5000M here:

    Quadro K4100M Laptops
    Quadro M5000M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro K4100M Quadro M5000M
    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 4 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
    • Quadro K4100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro M5000M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro M5000M has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro K4100M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Quadro K4100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro M5000M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 256 MHz higher, than Quadro K4100M.
    • Quadro K4100M and Quadro M5000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 1800 MHz higher, than Quadro K4100M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 24−27 60−65
    medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Quadro K4100M.

    Full Specs

      Quadro K4100M Quadro M5000M
    Architecture Kepler Maxwell
    Code name N15E-Q3-A2 GM204
    Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
    Release date 23 July 2013 2 October 2015
    Pipelines 1152 1,536
    Core clock speed 706 MHz 962 MHz
    Boost Clock 1051 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 67.78 93.60
    Floating-point performance 1,627 gflops 2,995 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 160 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 12
    Shader Model 5 5.0
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA + 5.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 51 Mh/s 366 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus + +
    Display Port 1.2 1.2
    3D Vision Pro + +
    Mosaic + +
    nView Display Management + +
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