Quadro 5000M vs GeForce GTX 660

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 with Quadro 5000M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 660
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 140 Watt
10.36
+94.4%

GTX 660 outperforms Quadro 5000M by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking405580
Place by popularity70not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.420.08
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK106Fermi
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date6 September 2012 (11 years ago)27 July 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data
Current price$172 (0.8x MSRP)$3732

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 660 has 2925% better value for money than Quadro 5000M.

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 cores960320
CUDA cores960no data
Core clock speed980 MHz405 MHz
Boost clock speed1033 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,540 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate78.4 billion/sec16.20
Floating-point performance1,981 gflops518.4 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 660 and Quadro 5000M 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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length9.5" (24.1 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsOne 6-pinno data
SLI options+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 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192-bit GDDR5256 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/s76.8 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortNo outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 660 10.36
+94.4%
Quadro 5000M 5.33

GeForce GTX 660 outperforms Quadro 5000M by 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 660 3999
+94.2%
Quadro 5000M 2059

GeForce GTX 660 outperforms Quadro 5000M by 94% in Passmark.

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 HD47
+95.8%
24−27
−95.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+80%
14−16
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+80%
24−27
−80%
Hitman 3 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+85.2%
27−30
−85.2%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+73.9%
21−24
−73.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+80%
14−16
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+80%
24−27
−80%
Hitman 3 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+85.2%
27−30
−85.2%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+73.9%
21−24
−73.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+80%
24−27
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+85.2%
27−30
−85.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+73.9%
21−24
−73.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Hitman 3 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

This is how GTX 660 and Quadro 5000M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 660 is 96% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.36 5.33
Recency 6 September 2012 27 July 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 100 Watt

The GeForce GTX 660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 5000M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 is a desktop card while Quadro 5000M is a mobile workstation one.


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

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