Quadro FX 880M vs K5000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K5000M and Quadro FX 880M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

K5000M
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
7.13
+1173%

K5000M outperforms FX 880M by a whopping 1173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking5161176
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.49no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code nameN14E-Q5N10P-GLM
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329.99 no data
Current price$382 (1.2x MSRP)$980

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

K5000M and FX 880M have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores134448
Core clock speed601 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate67.318.800
Floating-point performance1,615 gflops116.16 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro K5000M and Quadro FX 880M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-A (3.0)

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed3000 MHz790 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s25.28 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA+1.2

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.

K5000M 7.13
+1173%
FX 880M 0.56

K5000M outperforms FX 880M by 1173% 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%

K5000M 2752
+1180%
FX 880M 215

K5000M outperforms FX 880M by 1180% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

K5000M 20139
+663%
FX 880M 2639

K5000M outperforms FX 880M by 663% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 HD76
+280%
20
−280%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Battlefield 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Hitman 3 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+167%
12−14
−167%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Battlefield 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Hitman 3 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+167%
12−14
−167%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+167%
12−14
−167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Hitman 3 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Metro Exodus 8−9 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6 0−1
Hitman 3 3−4 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 8−9 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

This is how K5000M and FX 880M compete in popular games:

  • K5000M is 280% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the K5000M is 1900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, K5000M surpassed FX 880M in all 33 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.13 0.56
Recency 1 June 2012 7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 35 Watt

The Quadro K5000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 880M in performance tests.


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