GeForce RTX 5060 vs Quadro M2000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro M2000 with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5060 outperforms M2000 by a whopping 420% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 477 | 68 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.86 | 100.00 |
| Power efficiency | 9.57 | 25.75 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GM206 | GB206 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 8 April 2016 (9 years ago) | 19 May 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $437.75 | $299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
RTX 5060 has 2491% better value for money than Quadro M2000.
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 cores | 768 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 796 MHz | 2280 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1163 MHz | 2497 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,940 million | 21,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 145 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 55.82 | 299.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.786 TFLOPS | 19.18 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 48 | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 120 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 30 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| Length | 201 mm | 241 mm |
| Width | 1" (2.5 cm) | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
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 | 128 Bit | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1653 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 106 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 4x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | no data |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Vision Pro | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| nView Desktop Management | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
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 | 30−35
−420%
| 156
+420%
|
| 1440p | 14−16
−443%
| 76
+443%
|
| 4K | 9−10
−467%
| 51
+467%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 14.59
−661%
| 1.92
+661%
|
| 1440p | 31.27
−695%
| 3.93
+695%
|
| 4K | 48.64
−730%
| 5.86
+730%
|
- RTX 5060 has 661% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RTX 5060 has 695% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RTX 5060 has 730% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 250
+0%
|
250
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 228
+0%
|
228
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 286
+0%
|
286
+0%
|
| Valorant | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 213
+0%
|
213
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 143
+0%
|
143
+0%
|
| Valorant | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 145
+0%
|
145
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 106
+0%
|
106
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 91
+0%
|
91
+0%
|
| Valorant | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75
+0%
|
75
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
This is how Quadro M2000 and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:
- RTX 5060 is 420% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5060 is 443% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5060 is 467% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.46 | 49.18 |
| Recency | 8 April 2016 | 19 May 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 145 Watt |
Quadro M2000 has 93.3% lower power consumption.
RTX 5060, on the other hand, has a 419.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M2000 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro M2000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop one.
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