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    Quadro K5100M vs Radeon HD 7970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K5100M and Radeon HD 7970M, 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 Radeon HD 7970M, check out specs charts below.
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    Quadro K5100M and Radeon HD 7970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Quadro K5100M and Radeon HD 7970M 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 K5100M or Radeon HD 7970M here:

    Quadro K5100M Laptops
    Radeon HD 7970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro K5100M Radeon HD 7970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
    • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Quadro K5100M has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970M.
    • Quadro K5100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7970M - in Laptops.
    • Quadro K5100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 79 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
    • Quadro K5100M and Radeon HD 7970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 1200 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 14−16 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 8−9 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 3−4 5−6
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 30−35 35−40
    medium / 1080p 18−20 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 26% more, than Quadro K5100M.

    Full Specs

      Quadro K5100M Radeon HD 7970M
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name N15E-Q5-A2 Wimbledon XT
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 23 July 2013 1 May 2012
    Pipelines 1536 1280
    Core clock speed 771 MHz 850 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 98.69 68.00
    Floating-point performance 2,369 gflops 2,176 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 35 Mh/s 254 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus +
    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
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