NVIDIA GRID K520 vs NVIDIA Quadro K5100M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GRID K520 and NVIDIA Quadro K5100M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GRID K520

  • 21.3x more texture fill rate: 2x 102.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 98.69 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 2x 1536 vs 1536
  • 2.1x better floating-point performance: 2x 2,448 gflops vs 2,369 gflops
  • Around 39% higher memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 3600 MHz
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3516 vs 3163
  • 3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 20.97 vs 5.972
  • 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1063.784 vs 355.305
  • 3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.244 vs 1.022
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 42.277 vs 15.706
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 76.158 vs 34.772
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6782 vs 6747
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6782 vs 6747
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 2x 102.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 98.69 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2x 1536 vs 1536
Floating-point performance 2x 2,448 gflops vs 2,369 gflops
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz vs 3600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3516 vs 3163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 20.97 vs 5.972
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1063.784 vs 355.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.244 vs 1.022
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 42.277 vs 15.706
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 76.158 vs 34.772
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6782 vs 6747
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6782 vs 6747

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K5100M

  • Around 3% higher core clock speed: 771 MHz vs 745 MHz
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 225 Watt
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 363 vs 160
  • Around 5% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11427 vs 10864
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 771 MHz vs 745 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 363 vs 160
Geekbench - OpenCL 11427 vs 10864
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3715 vs 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3362 vs 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3715 vs 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3362 vs 3354

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GRID K520
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K5100M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3516
3163
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
160
363
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
10864
11427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.97
5.972
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1063.784
355.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.244
1.022
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
42.277
15.706
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
76.158
34.772
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6782
6747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3713
3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3354
3362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6782
6747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3713
3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3354
3362
Name NVIDIA GRID K520 NVIDIA Quadro K5100M
PassMark - G3D Mark 3516 3163
PassMark - G2D Mark 160 363
Geekbench - OpenCL 10864 11427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 20.97 5.972
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1063.784 355.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.244 1.022
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 42.277 15.706
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 76.158 34.772
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6782 6747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3713 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3354 3362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6782 6747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3713 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3354 3362

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GRID K520 NVIDIA Quadro K5100M

Essentials

Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name GK104 GK104
Launch date 23 July 2013 23 July 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $3,599
Place in performance rating 762 763
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Price now $309.99
Value for money (0-100) 13.80

Technical info

Core clock speed 745 MHz 771 MHz
Floating-point performance 2x 2,448 gflops 2,369 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 2x 1536 1536
Texture fill rate 2x 102.0 GTexel / s billion / sec 98.69 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 225 Watt 100 Watt
Transistor count 3,540 million 3,540 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
Display Port 1.2

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Length 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
Shader Model 5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 2x 160.0 GB / s 115.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus