Quadro K5100M vs Radeon Pro 555X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K5100M and Radeon Pro 555X, 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 Pro 555X, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K5100M and Radeon Pro 555X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro K5100M and Radeon Pro 555X 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 Pro 555X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K5100M Radeon Pro 555X
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
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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  • Quadro K5100M has 33% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 555X.
  • Quadro K5100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro 555X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro K5100M has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 555X.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Quadro K5100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon Pro 555X - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 555X is 84 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.
  • Quadro K5100M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 555X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 555X is 1480 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 16−18
ultra / 1080p 8−9 10−11
QHD / 1440p 3−4 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 30−35
medium / 1080p 18−20 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 555X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 13% more, than Quadro K5100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5100M Radeon Pro 555X
Architecture Kepler Polaris
Code name N15E-Q5-A2 Polaris 21
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 23 July 2013 5 June 2017
Pipelines 1536 768
Core clock speed 771 MHz 855 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 98.69 43.54
Floating-point performance 2,369 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 81.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 35 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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