Quadro K5000 Mac Edition vs GeForce GTX 1050

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking387not rated
Place by popularity19not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.77no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameN17P-G1GK104
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date25 October 2016 (7 years ago)7 August 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $2,249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores6401536
CUDA cores640no data
Core clock speed1290 MHz706 MHz
Boost clock speed1392 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt122 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate58.2090.37
Floating-point processing power1.862 gflops2.169 gflops
ROPs3232
TMUs40128

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm267 mm
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)300 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin
SLI-no data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s172.8 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA+3.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 October 2016 7 August 2012
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 122 Watt

GTX 1050 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 62.7% lower power consumption.

K5000 Mac Edition, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1050 and Quadro K5000 Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 is a desktop card while Quadro K5000 Mac Edition is a workstation one.


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