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).

NVIDIA GRID K520

NVIDIA Quadro K5100M

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 14% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3516 vs 3072
3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 20.654 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 3072
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	20.654 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: 366 vs 160
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11520 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	366 vs 160
Geekbench - OpenCL	11520 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

3072

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

160

366

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

10864

11520

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

20.654

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	3072
PassMark - G2D Mark	160	366
Geekbench - OpenCL	10864	11520
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	20.654	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	760	761
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