Quadro M5000 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Place in the ranking	161	233
Place by popularity	24	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	43.74	3.31
Power efficiency	19.30	11.22
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	TU116	GM204
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	22 February 2019 (5 years ago)	29 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	$2,856.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 Ti has 1221% better value for money than Quadro M5000.

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	1536	2048
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	861 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	1038 MHz
Number of transistors	6,600 million	5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	169.9	132.9
Floating-point processing power	5.437 TFLOPS	4.252 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	64
TMUs	96	128

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	229 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2" (5.1 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1 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 type	GDDR6	256 Bit
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1653 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	Up 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displays	no data	4
Multi-display synchronization	no data	Quadro Sync
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

ECC (Error Correcting Code)	no data	+
3D Vision Pro	no data	+
Mosaic	no data	+
High-Performance Video I/O6	no data	+
nView Desktop Management	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12
Shader Model	6.5	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
CUDA	7.5	5.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1660 Ti 33.58
+37.6%

Quadro M5000 24.41

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1660 Ti 12907
+37.6%

Quadro M5000 9380

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 1660 Ti 60840
+106%

Quadro M5000 29528

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

GTX 1660 Ti 57893
+75.8%

Quadro M5000 32925

GeekBench 5 CUDA

GTX 1660 Ti 65308
+166%

Quadro M5000 24565

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 HD	103 +47.1%	70−75 −47.1%
1440p	60 +50%	40−45 −50%
4K	39 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.71 +1407%	40.81 −1407%
1440p	4.65 +1436%	71.42 −1436%
4K	7.15 +1379%	105.81 −1379%

GTX 1660 Ti has 1407% lower cost per frame in 1080p
GTX 1660 Ti has 1436% lower cost per frame in 1440p
GTX 1660 Ti has 1379% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +48.9%	45−50 −48.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +41.8%	55−60 −41.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90 +38.5%	65−70 −38.5%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +48.9%	45−50 −48.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +50%	24−27 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	156 +41.8%	110−120 −41.8%
Forza Horizon 5	94 +44.6%	65−70 −44.6%
Metro Exodus	98 +40%	70−75 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	119 +40%	85−90 −40%
Valorant	161 +46.4%	110−120 −46.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	123 +44.7%	85−90 −44.7%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +48.9%	45−50 −48.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	28 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Dota 2	140 +40%	100−105 −40%
Far Cry 5	118 +38.8%	85−90 −38.8%
Fortnite	134 +41.1%	95−100 −41.1%
Forza Horizon 4	127 +41.1%	90−95 −41.1%
Forza Horizon 5	72 +44%	50−55 −44%
Grand Theft Auto V	119 +40%	85−90 −40%
Metro Exodus	68 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +43.8%	130−140 −43.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45 +50%	30−33 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +43.8%	80−85 −43.8%
Valorant	82 +49.1%	55−60 −49.1%
World of Tanks	270−280 +39%	200−210 −39%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	78 +41.8%	55−60 −41.8%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +48.9%	45−50 −48.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Dota 2	168 +40%	120−130 −40%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +38.5%	65−70 −38.5%
Forza Horizon 4	110 +46.7%	75−80 −46.7%
Forza Horizon 5	66 +46.7%	45−50 −46.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	98 +40%	70−75 −40%
Valorant	118 +38.8%	85−90 −38.8%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	62 +37.8%	45−50 −37.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	62 +37.8%	45−50 −37.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +45.8%	120−130 −45.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	28 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
World of Tanks	210−220 +43.3%	150−160 −43.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	63 +40%	45−50 −40%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	13 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +41.3%	75−80 −41.3%
Forza Horizon 4	78 +41.8%	55−60 −41.8%
Forza Horizon 5	47 +56.7%	30−33 −56.7%
Metro Exodus	65 +44.4%	45−50 −44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +57.1%	35−40 −57.1%
Valorant	82 +49.1%	55−60 −49.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Dota 2	56 +40%	40−45 −40%
Grand Theft Auto V	56 +40%	40−45 −40%
Metro Exodus	21 +50%	14−16 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +41.3%	75−80 −41.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	19 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	56 +40%	40−45 −40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	31 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +50%	4−5 −50%
Dota 2	94 +44.6%	65−70 −44.6%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +56.7%	30−33 −56.7%
Fortnite	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	43 +43.3%	30−33 −43.3%
Forza Horizon 5	24 +50%	16−18 −50%
Valorant	41 +51.9%	27−30 −51.9%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti and Quadro M5000 compete in popular games:

GTX 1660 Ti is 47% faster in 1080p
GTX 1660 Ti is 50% faster in 1440p
GTX 1660 Ti is 44% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.58	24.41
Recency	22 February 2019	29 June 2015
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt

GTX 1660 Ti has a 37.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

Quadro M5000, on the other hand, has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M5000 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is a desktop card while Quadro M5000 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.