Quadro M5000 vs GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile with Quadro M5000, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
35.61
+46.1%

GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms Quadro M5000 by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking126208
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation91.838.54
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)
GPU code nameN17E-G3GM204
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date16 August 2016 (7 years ago)29 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499.99 $2,856.99
Current price$230 (0.5x MSRP)$823 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 Mobile has 975% better value for money than Quadro M5000.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores25602048
CUDA cores2560no data
Core clock speed1607 MHz861 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHz1038 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate283.4132.9
Floating-point performance9,068 gflops4,252 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile and Quadro M5000 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2" (5.1 cm)
Supplementary power connectorsno data1 x 6-pin
SLI options++

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 typeGDDR5256 Bit
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed10 GB/s6612 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/sUp to 211 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVIDVI-I DP DP DP DP 3-pin Stereo
Multi monitor support+no data
Number of simultaneous displaysno data4
Multi-display synchronizationno dataQuadro Sync
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost3.0no data
ECC (Error Correcting Code)no data+
3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
High-Performance Video I/O6no data+
VR Ready+no data
nView Desktop Managementno data+
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12
Shader Model6.45
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131+
CUDA+5.2

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD116
+54.7%
75−80
−54.7%
1440p69
+53.3%
45−50
−53.3%
4K54
+54.3%
35−40
−54.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+52.5%
40−45
−52.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 59
+47.5%
40−45
−47.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
+56%
50−55
−56%
Battlefield 5 115
+53.3%
75−80
−53.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 93
+55%
60−65
−55%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+52.5%
40−45
−52.5%
Far Cry 5 97
+49.2%
65−70
−49.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 129
+51.8%
85−90
−51.8%
Forza Horizon 4 108
+54.3%
70−75
−54.3%
Hitman 3 91
+51.7%
60−65
−51.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 194
+49.2%
130−140
−49.2%
Metro Exodus 140
+47.4%
95−100
−47.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 92
+53.3%
60−65
−53.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+50%
90−95
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 77
+54%
50−55
−54%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 52
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 68
+51.1%
45−50
−51.1%
Battlefield 5 107
+52.9%
70−75
−52.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 86
+56.4%
55−60
−56.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+52.5%
40−45
−52.5%
Far Cry 5 102
+56.9%
65−70
−56.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 100
+53.8%
65−70
−53.8%
Forza Horizon 4 195
+50%
130−140
−50%
Hitman 3 75
+50%
50−55
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 186
+55%
120−130
−55%
Metro Exodus 105
+50%
70−75
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 87
+58.2%
55−60
−58.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+50%
90−95
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
+49.5%
95−100
−49.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 149
+49%
100−105
−49%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 53
+51.4%
35−40
−51.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 59
+47.5%
40−45
−47.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 66
+46.7%
45−50
−46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+52.5%
40−45
−52.5%
Far Cry 5 77
+54%
50−55
−54%
Forza Horizon 4 102
+56.9%
65−70
−56.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 123
+53.8%
80−85
−53.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+50%
90−95
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+48%
50−55
−48%
Watch Dogs: Legion 51
+70%
30−33
−70%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 83
+50.9%
55−60
−50.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+60%
50−55
−60%
Far Cry New Dawn 85
+54.5%
55−60
−54.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 42
+55.6%
27−30
−55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 46
+53.3%
30−33
−53.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 66
+46.7%
45−50
−46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Far Cry 5 74
+48%
50−55
−48%
Forza Horizon 4 87
+58.2%
55−60
−58.2%
Hitman 3 54
+54.3%
35−40
−54.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
+48.3%
60−65
−48.3%
Metro Exodus 74
+48%
50−55
−48%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+54.5%
55−60
−54.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+66.7%
30−33
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 37
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 72
+60%
45−50
−60%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 39
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%
Hitman 3 34
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 31
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+70%
30−33
−70%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
+50%
18−20
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27
+50%
18−20
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Far Cry 5 26
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%
Forza Horizon 4 61
+52.5%
40−45
−52.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 54
+54.3%
35−40
−54.3%
Metro Exodus 45
+50%
30−33
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21
+50%
14−16
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 39
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%

This is how GTX 1080 Mobile and Quadro M5000 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 55% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 53% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 54% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.61 24.37
Recency 16 August 2016 29 June 2015
Cost $499.99 $2856.99
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm

The GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M5000 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is a notebook card while Quadro M5000 is a workstation one.


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