Quadro K5100M vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K5100M and Radeon RX 5500 XT. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro K5100M and Radeon RX 5500 XT. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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 Radeon RX 5500 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 130 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 5500 XT has 30% more power consumption, than Quadro K5100M.
  • Quadro K5100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 5500 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro K5100M and Radeon RX 5500 XT have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • Quadro K5100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K5100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - with RDNA 1.0.
  • Quadro K5100M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500 XT is 10400 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 45−50
ultra / 1080p 8−9 30−35
QHD / 1440p 3−4 24−27
4K / 2160p 14−16
low / 720p 30−35 70−75
medium / 1080p 18−20 55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 213% more, than Quadro K5100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5100M Radeon RX 5500 XT
Architecture Kepler RDNA 1.0
Code name N15E-Q5-A2 Navi 14
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 12 December 2019
Pipelines 1536 1408
Core clock speed 771 MHz
Boost Clock 1845 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 98.69 162.4
Floating-point performance 2,369 gflops
Length 180 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5 6.5
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 35 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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