GeForce GTX 690 vs Quadro M5000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro M5000 with GeForce GTX 690, including specs and performance data.
M5000 outperforms GTX 690 by an impressive 72% 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 | 247 | 388 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.31 | 1.34 |
| Power efficiency | 11.13 | 3.23 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | GK104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 3 May 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,856.99 | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Quadro M5000 has 147% better value for money than GTX 690.
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 | 2048 | 3072 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 861 MHz | 915 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1038 MHz | 1019 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 132.9 | 130.4 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.252 TFLOPS | 3.13 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 ×2 |
| TMUs | 128 | 128 ×2 |
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).
| Bus support | no data | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 279 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 2" (5.1 cm) | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| 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 type | 256 Bit | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 1653 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 211 GB/s | 384 GB/s ×2 |
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 | 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort | Two Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.2 |
| Multi monitor support | no data | 4 displays |
| Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | no data |
| Multi-display synchronization | Quadro Sync | no data |
| HDMI | - | Yes (via dongle) |
| HDCP | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Blu-Ray | - | + |
| 3D Gaming | - | + |
| 3D Vision Live | - | + |
| ECC (Error Correcting Code) | + | no data |
| 3D Vision Pro | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| High-Performance Video I/O6 | + | 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 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | + |
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
GeekBench 5 CUDA
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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.37 | 12.97 |
| Recency | 29 June 2015 | 3 May 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 300 Watt |
Quadro M5000 has a 72.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 100% lower power consumption.
The Quadro M5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 690 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro M5000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 690 is a desktop one.
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