Quadro K5000 SYNC vs GeForce 930M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 880 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.63 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | GK104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (10 years ago) | 25 January 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,299 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 549 MHz | 706 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 549 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 122 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 13.18 | 90.37 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4216 TFLOPS | 2.169 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 24 | 128 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 512 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 172.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x SDI |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
| Optimus | + | - |
| GameWorks | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 (5.1) | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 March 2015 | 25 January 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 122 Watt |
GeForce 930M has an age advantage of 2 years, and 269.7% lower power consumption.
K5000 SYNC, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 930M and Quadro K5000 SYNC. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 930M is a notebook graphics card while Quadro K5000 SYNC is a workstation one.
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