GeForce GTX 980M vs Quadro M5000

Place in performance ranking	208	275
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.55	9.92
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	GM204	GM204
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	29 June 2015 (9 years ago)	7 October 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,856.99	no data
Current price	$823 (0.3x MSRP)	$583

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980M has 16% 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 cores	2048	1536
CUDA cores	no data	1536
Core clock speed	861 MHz	1038 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	1127 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	unknown
Texture fill rate	132.9	51.84
Floating-point performance	4,252 gflops	3,462 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M5000 and GeForce GTX 980M 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	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2" (5.1 cm)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	None
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	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6612 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 211 GB/s	160 GB/s
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors	DVI-I DP DP DP DP 3-pin Stereo	No outputs
Number of simultaneous displays	4	no data
Multi-display synchronization	Quadro Sync	no data
VGA аnalog display support	no data	+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
G-SYNC support	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	no data	2.0
GameWorks	no data	+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+
BatteryBoost	no data	+
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
Ansel	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
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.

Quadro M5000 24.37
+28.1%

GTX 980M 19.02

Quadro M5000 outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 28% 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%

Quadro M5000 9412
+28.1%

GTX 980M 7345

Quadro M5000 outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 28% in Passmark.

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%

Quadro M5000 28391
+29.2%

GTX 980M 21970

Quadro M5000 outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 29% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Quadro M5000 33026
+27.1%

GTX 980M 25976

Quadro M5000 outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 27% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Quadro M5000 24565
+14.4%

GTX 980M 21471

Quadro M5000 outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 14% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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%

Quadro M5000 85
+28.8%

GTX 980M 66

Quadro M5000 outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 29% 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:

900p	220−230 +27.2%	173 −27.2%
Full HD	90−95 +21.6%	74 −21.6%
1440p	35−40 +12.9%	31 −12.9%
4K	35−40 +25%	28 −25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−33
+42.9%

21−24

−42.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 +45.7%	35−40 −45.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	67 +34%	50−55 −34%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +40.7%	27−30 −40.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	62 +37.8%	45−50 −37.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	59 +31.1%	45−50 −31.1%
Forza Horizon 4	74 +34.5%	55−60 −34.5%
Hitman 3	35−40 +37%	27−30 −37%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +36.4%	55−60 −36.4%
Metro Exodus	65 +30%	50−55 −30%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +30%	40−45 −30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +37.8%	45−50 −37.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +28.9%	45−50 −28.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	44 +46.7%	30−33 −46.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	57 +42.5%	40−45 −42.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +40.7%	27−30 −40.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	52 +30%	40−45 −30%
Far Cry New Dawn	47 +34.3%	35−40 −34.3%
Forza Horizon 4	191 +36.4%	140−150 −36.4%
Hitman 3	35−40 +37%	27−30 −37%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +36.4%	55−60 −36.4%
Metro Exodus	55 +37.5%	40−45 −37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +30%	40−45 −30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +37.8%	45−50 −37.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61 +35.6%	45−50 −35.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +28.9%	45−50 −28.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	26 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +40.7%	27−30 −40.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	38 +40.7%	27−30 −40.7%
Forza Horizon 4	47 +34.3%	35−40 −34.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +36.4%	55−60 −36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +37.8%	45−50 −37.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +28.9%	45−50 −28.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
+30%

40−45

−30%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	33 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	35 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Far Cry 5	34 +41.7%	24−27 −41.7%
Forza Horizon 4	39 +30%	30−33 −30%
Hitman 3	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +30%	30−33 −30%
Metro Exodus	38 +40.7%	27−30 −40.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +40.7%	27−30 −40.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
+29.2%

24−27

−29.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	17 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Hitman 3	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	12 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	26 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Metro Exodus	20 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%