GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile vs Quadro M5000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M5000 with GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M5000
2015
8 GB 256-bit, 150 Watt
24.35
+23.6%

Quadro M5000 outperforms GTX 1060 Mobile by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking224277
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.2724.07
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM204N17E-G1
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date29 June 2015 (9 years ago)18 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,856.99 $237.11

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 Mobile has 636% better value for money than Quadro M5000.

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 cores20481280
CUDA coresno data1280
Core clock speed861 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz1708 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data94 °C
Texture fill rate132.9133.6
Floating-point performance4.252 gflops4.275 gflops

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2" (5.1 cm)no data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinno data
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 type256 BitGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed6612 MHz8000 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 211 GB/s192 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPortDP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Syncno data
HDCP-2.2
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GPU Boostno data3.0
ECC (Error Correcting Code)+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
High-Performance Video I/O6+no data
VR Readyno data+
nView Desktop Management+no data
Anselno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.2+

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 HD85−90
+23.2%
69
−23.2%
1440p55−60
+22.2%
45
−22.2%
4K35−40
+16.7%
30
−16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 37
+0%
37
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+0%
62
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+0%
53
+0%
Battlefield 5 78
+0%
78
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 61
+0%
61
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Far Cry 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 76
+0%
76
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 229
+0%
229
+0%
Hitman 3 54
+0%
54
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 136
+0%
136
+0%
Metro Exodus 81
+0%
81
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+0%
74
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
+0%
119
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 137
+0%
137
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 91
+0%
91
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
+0%
45
+0%
Battlefield 5 69
+0%
69
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55
+0%
55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+0%
25
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 58
+0%
58
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210
+0%
210
+0%
Hitman 3 51
+0%
51
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 134
+0%
134
+0%
Metro Exodus 70
+0%
70
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 62
+0%
62
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
+0%
80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+0%
122
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 133
+0%
133
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+0%
37
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+0%
40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Far Cry 5 43
+0%
43
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+0%
71
+0%
Hitman 3 45
+0%
45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 66
+0%
66
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 68
+0%
68
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 28
+0%
28
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+0%
59
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 40
+0%
40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27
+0%
27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
+0%
27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27
+0%
27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 173
+0%
173
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 48
+0%
48
+0%
Metro Exodus 45
+0%
45
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 129
+0%
129
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+0%
40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 21
+0%
21
+0%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 59
+0%
59
+0%
Metro Exodus 22
+0%
22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+0%
26
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+0%
18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+0%
10
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 13
+0%
13
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 14
+0%
14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+0%
35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+0%
20
+0%

This is how Quadro M5000 and GTX 1060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M5000 is 23% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro M5000 is 22% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro M5000 is 17% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.35 19.70
Recency 29 June 2015 18 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 80 Watt

Quadro M5000 has a 23.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1060 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M5000 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA Quadro M5000
Quadro M5000
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


4.2 68 votes

Rate Quadro M5000 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.1 554 votes

Rate GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.