Quadro K5000 SYNC vs GeForce GTX 680

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking400not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.58no data
Power efficiency5.23no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGK104GK104
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date22 March 2012 (13 years ago)25 January 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $3,299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores15361536
Core clock speed1006 MHz706 MHz
Boost clock speed1058 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)195 Watt122 Watt
Texture fill rate135.490.37
Floating-point processing power3.25 TFLOPS2.169 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs128128
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length254 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2048 MB4 GB
Memory bus width256-bit GDDR5256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1350 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s172.8 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA+3.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 March 2012 25 January 2013
Maximum RAM amount 2048 MB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt 122 Watt

K5000 SYNC has an age advantage of 10 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 59.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 680 and Quadro K5000 SYNC. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 680 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro K5000 SYNC is a workstation one.

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