Quadro P5000 Max-Q vs GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking114not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.29no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameN16E-GXX SLIN17E-Q5 Max-Q
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date22 September 2015 (9 years ago)11 January 2017 (7 years ago)

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 cores40962048
Core clock speed1126 MHz1101 MHz
Boost clock speed1228 MHz1366 MHz
Number of transistors10400 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)330 Watt100 Watt

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).

Laptop sizelargelarge
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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 amount2x 8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed3500 MHz6006 MHz
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.

G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112_1
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 September 2015 11 January 2017
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 330 Watt 100 Watt

P5000 Max-Q has an age advantage of 1 year, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 230% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile and Quadro P5000 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Quadro P5000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile
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