NVIDIA Quadro K3100M
The NVIDIA Quadro K3100M is a DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.3 compatible graphics card for mobile workstations. It is a Kepler-based GPU built on the GK104 chip with 768 out of 1536 shader cores activated and is manufactured in 28nm at TSMC. The Quadro K3100M is built for the Intel Shark Bay generation (Haswell) and is a successor to the Quadro K3000M (Chief River platform). As a new feature, PCIe 3.0 is supported for the first time. The K3100M usually comes with 4 GB GDDR5 VRAM clocked at 800 MHz (3200 MHz effective, 102.4 GB/s).
The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD or DCC. OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better than with GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.
Architecture
The Kepler architecture is the successor to the Fermi architecture that first appeared in laptops with the GeForce 400M series. The GK104 Kepler core offers eight shader blocks, called SMX, that are clocked at the same speed as the central core. In the K3100M, 4 of 8 blocks are active leading to the 768 CUDA cores. Although more shader cores are available in the Kepler architecture as compared to the Fermi design, the Kepler shaders are still expected to be up to twice as power efficient. However, due to the missing hot clock of the shader domain, two shaders of a Kepler chip offer similar performance to just one shader of a Fermi chip (as the latter is clocked twice as fast).
Performance
The performance is clearly above the old Quadro K3000M and just slightly below the Quadro K4000M. This places the K3100M somewhat below the consumer GTX 765M GPU. Nevertheless, most demanding games of 2013 will run fluently with high to very high details.
Features
The improved feature set now includes support for up to 4 active displays. Furthermore, high resolution monitors of up to 3840 x 2160 pixels can now be connected using DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 1.4a if available. HD-Audio codecs, such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, can be transmitted via bitstream mode through the HDMI port. However, as most laptops will feature Optimus, the integrated GPU will likely have direct control over the display ports and may limit the feature set available by the Nvidia Kepler cards.
Using CUDA or OpenCL 1.2, the cores of the Quadro K3100M can be used for general calculations.
The 5th generation PureVideo HD video processor (VP5) is also integrated in the GK104 core and offers hardware decoding of HD videos. Common codecs such as MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264 and VC1/WMV9 are fully supported up to 4K resolutions while VC1 and MPEG-4 are supported up to 1080p. Two streams can be decoded in parallel for features such as Picture-in-Picture. Another novelty is the inclusion of a dedicated video encoding engine similar to Intel QuickSync that can be accessed by the NVENC API.
The power consumption of the Quadro K3100M is rated at a TGP of 75 W including the board and memory components. Therefore, the card is suited for large notebooks with 17-inch displays or greater.
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| Quadro K Series | |
| Codename | N15E-Q1-A2 |
| Architecture | Kepler |
| Pipelines | 768 - unified |
| Core Speed | 706 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 3200 MHz |
| Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Max. Amount of Memory | 4096 MB |
| Shared Memory | no |
| DirectX | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 |
| Transistor Count | 3540 Million |
| technology | 28 nm |
| Features | Optimus,
PhysX, Verde
Drivers,
CUDA, OpenCL 1.2, 3D
Vision, 3DTV
Play |
| Notebook Size | large |
| Date of Announcement | 23.07.2013 |
| Link to Manufacturer Page | http://www.nvidia.com/object/mobile-work... |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
12 pt (13%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 12079 avg: 13710 median: 13554 (18%) max: 15497 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 17865 avg: 18855 median: 18389 (9%) max: 20310 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -7%
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 2259 avg: 2552 median: 2666 (7%) max: 2731 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 2381 avg: 2678 median: 2797 (6%) max: 2855 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 95674 avg: 127453 median: 115455 (15%) max: 171229 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 3662 avg: 3879 median: 3901 (9%) max: 4074 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 5%
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 3441 avg: 3588 median: 3581 (6%) max: 3741 Points
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 12%
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
15120 Points (15%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2%
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
14047 Points (13%)
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 0%
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +min: 21257 avg: 22438 median: 22437.5 (42%) max: 23618 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 -6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 2%
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
min: 34.8 avg: 35.9 median: 35.9 (12%) max: 37 fps
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
min: 33.3 avg: 34.6 median: 34.6 (15%) max: 35.8 fps
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
45.1 fps (8%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB 2%
AMD Radeon HD 6790 2%
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SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 38.53 avg: 38.8 median: 38.8 (28%) max: 39 fps
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specvp11 tcvis-02 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 41.83 avg: 41.9 median: 41.9 (70%) max: 42 fps
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -2%
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specvp11 sw-02 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 48.25 avg: 50.1 median: 50.1 (61%) max: 52 fps
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specvp11 proe-05 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 18.27 avg: 19.6 median: 19.6 (82%) max: 21 fps
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specvp11 maya-03 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 54.89 avg: 54.9 median: 54.9 (41%) max: 55 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -97%
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specvp11 lightwave-01 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 50.95 avg: 53.5 median: 53.5 (57%) max: 56 fps
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specvp11 ensight-04 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 34.18 avg: 36.6 median: 36.6 (17%) max: 39 fps
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specvp11 catia-03 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 47 avg: 48.7 median: 48.7 (59%) max: 50.34 fps
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SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
min: 58.71 avg: 60.4 median: 60.4 (26%) max: 62 fps
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specvp12 snx-02 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
min: 30.74 avg: 31.4 median: 31.4 (11%) max: 32 fps
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specvp12 showcase-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
min: 18.63 avg: 18.8 median: 18.8 (8%) max: 19 fps
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specvp12 mediacal-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
min: 10 avg: 11.2 median: 11.2 (10%) max: 12.4 fps
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specvp12 maya-04 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
min: 26.97 avg: 27.5 median: 27.5 (12%) max: 28 fps
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specvp12 energy-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
min: 2.1 avg: 2.2 median: 2.2 (7%) max: 2.34 fps
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specvp12 creo-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
min: 29 avg: 29.1 median: 29.1 (17%) max: 29.15 fps
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specvp12 catia-04 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
min: 31.71 avg: 32.4 median: 32.4 (11%) max: 33 fps
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
7 Points (89%)
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
7 Points (89%)
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 6646 avg: 6768 median: 6828 (32%) max: 6831 points
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 80.75 avg: 83 median: 82.7 (35%) max: 85.5 fps
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Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 84.18 avg: 94.6 median: 99 (28%) max: 100.53 fps
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
min: 210 avg: 213 median: 212.5 (2%) max: 215 Samples/s
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
min: 96 avg: 260 median: 259.5 (1%) max: 423 Samples/s
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -7%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -7%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -17%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -22%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -6%
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