Quadro M5000M vs GeForce GTX 980

Place in performance ranking	179	287
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.79	8.10
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	GM204	GM204
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	19 September 2014 (9 years ago)	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$549	no data
Current price	$339 (0.6x MSRP)	$468

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980 has 21% better value for money than M5000M.

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 cores	2048	1,536
CUDA cores	2048	no data
Core clock speed	1064 MHz	962 MHz
Boost clock speed	1216 MHz	1051 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	144 billion/sec	93.60
Floating-point performance	4,981 gflops	2,995 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980 and Quadro M5000M 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 size	no data	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pins	None
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	160 GB/s
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.

Display Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Display Port	no data	1.2
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	+
BatteryBoost	+	no data
3D Vision Pro	no data	+
Mosaic	no data	+
nView Display Management	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	+	5.2

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 980 28.80
+60.4%

M5000M 17.95

GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Quadro M5000M by 60% 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 980 11124
+60.5%

M5000M 6932

GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Quadro M5000M by 60% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 980 17605
+48.6%

M5000M 11845

GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Quadro M5000M by 49% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 980 12938
+40.2%

M5000M 9228

GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Quadro M5000M by 40% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 980 85374
+33.9%

M5000M 63738

GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Quadro M5000M by 34% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 980 33572
+50.8%

M5000M 22261

GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Quadro M5000M by 51% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 980 323076

M5000M 324161
+0.3%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GTX 980 40029
+75.7%

M5000M 22787

GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Quadro M5000M by 76% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 980 29546
+45.8%

M5000M 20269

GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Quadro M5000M by 46% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 980 130
+15.4%

M5000M 112

GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Quadro M5000M by 15% in Unigine Heaven 3.0.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 980 96
+52.4%

M5000M 63

GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Quadro M5000M by 52% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

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	95 +21.8%	78 −21.8%
1440p	47 +74.1%	27−30 −74.1%
4K	39 +62.5%	24−27 −62.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

45−50

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	69	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55	no data
Battlefield 5	86	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50	no data
Far Cry 5	84	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	77	no data
Forza Horizon 4	90	no data
Hitman 3	55−60	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120	no data
Metro Exodus	90−95	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55	no data
Battlefield 5	74	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50	no data
Far Cry 5	69	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	64	no data
Forza Horizon 4	230	no data
Hitman 3	55−60	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120	no data
Metro Exodus	90−95	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50	no data
Far Cry 5	50	no data
Forza Horizon 4	59	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	47	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22	no data
Far Cry 5	48	no data
Forza Horizon 4	48	no data
Hitman 3	35−40	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65	no data
Metro Exodus	55−60	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	22	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	24	no data
Hitman 3	21−24	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9	no data
Far Cry 5	16	no data
Forza Horizon 4	34	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35	no data
Metro Exodus	27−30	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14	no data