NVIDIA Quadro K5100M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro K5100M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 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 660

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K5100M

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 26% higher texture fill rate: 98.69 GTexel / s vs 78.4 billion / sec
Around 60% higher pipelines: 1536 vs 960
Around 20% better floating-point performance: 2,369 gflops vs 1,981 gflops
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 140 Watt
4x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 2 GB
600x more memory clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11427 vs 11368
Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6747 vs 3581
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3715 vs 3690
Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6747 vs 3581
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3715 vs 3690

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 July 2013 vs 6 September 2012
Texture fill rate	98.69 GTexel / s vs 78.4 billion / sec
Pipelines	1536 vs 960
Floating-point performance	2,369 gflops vs 1,981 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 140 Watt
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	11427 vs 11368
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6747 vs 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6747 vs 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715 vs 3690

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Around 27% higher core clock speed: 980 MHz vs 771 MHz
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4005 vs 3191
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 480 vs 350
5.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 30.505 vs 5.972
Around 99% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 705.293 vs 355.305
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.085 vs 1.022
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.416 vs 15.706
Around 80% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 62.69 vs 34.772

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	980 MHz vs 771 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4005 vs 3191
PassMark - G2D Mark	480 vs 350
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.505 vs 5.972
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	705.293 vs 355.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.085 vs 1.022
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	35.416 vs 15.706
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	62.69 vs 34.772
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3365 vs 3362
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3365 vs 3362

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro K5100M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3191

4005

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

350

480

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

11427

11368

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.972

30.505

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

355.305

705.293

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.022

3.085

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15.706

35.416

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

34.772

62.69

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6747

3581

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3362

3365

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6747

3581

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3362

3365

Name	NVIDIA Quadro K5100M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
PassMark - G3D Mark	3191	4005
PassMark - G2D Mark	350	480
Geekbench - OpenCL	11427	11368
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.972	30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	355.305	705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.022	3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.706	35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	34.772	62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6747	3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3362	3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6747	3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3362	3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		1307

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro K5100M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Kepler
Code name	GK104	GK106
Launch date	23 July 2013	6 September 2012
Place in performance rating	775	776
Price now	$309.99	$349.99
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	13.80	14.35
Launch price (MSRP)		$229
Technical info
Core clock speed	771 MHz	980 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,369 gflops	1,981 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1536	960
Texture fill rate	98.69 GTexel / s	78.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	140 Watt
Transistor count	3,540 million	2,540 million
Boost clock speed		1033 MHz
CUDA cores		960
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI..., 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Display Port	1.2
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		9.5" (24.1 cm)
Supplementary power connectors		One 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
Shader Model	5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB / s	144.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	6.0 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA