NVIDIA Quadro K5100M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro K5100M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA Quadro K5100M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K5100M

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 27% higher texture fill rate: 98.69 GTexel / s vs 77.7 billion / sec
Around 50% higher pipelines: 1536 vs 1024
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 365 Watt
2.7x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
2.1x more memory clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 1707 MHz
Around 64% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6747 vs 4118
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3715 vs 3683
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3362 vs 3330
Around 64% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6747 vs 4118
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3715 vs 3683
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3362 vs 3330

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 July 2013 vs 24 March 2011
Texture fill rate	98.69 GTexel / s vs 77.7 billion / sec
Pipelines	1536 vs 1024
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 365 Watt
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz vs 1707 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6747 vs 4118
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715 vs 3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3362 vs 3330
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6747 vs 4118
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715 vs 3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3362 vs 3330

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Around 58% higher core clock speed: 1215 MHz vs 771 MHz
Around 5% better floating-point performance: 2x 1,244.2 gflops vs 2,369 gflops
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3341 vs 3211
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 394 vs 349
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 12811 vs 11427
5.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 30.921 vs 5.972
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1116.126 vs 355.305
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.799 vs 1.022
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 49.114 vs 15.706
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 107.239 vs 34.772

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1215 MHz vs 771 MHz
Floating-point performance	2x 1,244.2 gflops vs 2,369 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3341 vs 3211
PassMark - G2D Mark	394 vs 349
Geekbench - OpenCL	12811 vs 11427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.921 vs 5.972
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1116.126 vs 355.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.799 vs 1.022
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	49.114 vs 15.706
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	107.239 vs 34.772

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro K5100M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3211

3341

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

349

394

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

11427

12811

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.972

30.921

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

355.305

1116.126

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.022

3.799

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15.706

49.114

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

34.772

107.239

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6747

4118

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3683

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3362

3330

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6747

4118

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3683

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3362

3330

Name	NVIDIA Quadro K5100M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
PassMark - G3D Mark	3211	3341
PassMark - G2D Mark	349	394
Geekbench - OpenCL	11427	12811
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.972	30.921
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	355.305	1116.126
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.022	3.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.706	49.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	34.772	107.239
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6747	4118
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715	3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3362	3330
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6747	4118
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715	3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3362	3330
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro K5100M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Fermi 2.0
Code name	GK104	GF110
Launch date	23 July 2013	24 March 2011
Place in performance rating	778	779
Price now	$309.99	$184
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	13.80	30.41
Launch price (MSRP)		$699
Technical info
Core clock speed	771 MHz	1215 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,369 gflops	2x 1,244.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	1536	1024
Texture fill rate	98.69 GTexel / s	77.7 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	365 Watt
Transistor count	3,540 million	3,000 million
CUDA cores		1024
Maximum GPU temperature		97 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort, Three Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPort
Display Port	1.2
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Bus support		16x PCI-E 2.0
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
SLI options		Quad
Supplementary power connectors		Two 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
Shader Model	5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB / s	327.7 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	1707 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI
Surround