K6000 vs M5000

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Combined performance score

Quadro M5000
24.22
+16.4%

M5000 outperforms K6000 by 16% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking207243
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money7.7910.99
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGM204GK110B
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date29 June 2015 (8 years old)23 July 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,856.99 $5,265
Current price$823 (0.3x MSRP)$429 (0.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K6000 has 41% better value for money than Quadro M5000.

Technical specs

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 cores20482880
Core clock speed861 MHz797 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz902 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate132.9216.5
Floating-point performance4,252 gflops5,196 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2" (5.1 cm)2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin2x 6-pin
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed6612 MHz6008 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 211 GB/s288.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsDVI-I DP DP DP DP 3-pin Stereo2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Syncno data

Technologies

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

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 support

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

DirectX1212 (11_1)
Shader Model55.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan++
CUDA5.23.5

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 24.22
+16.4%
Quadro K6000 20.80

M5000 outperforms K6000 by 16% in our combined 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 9387
+16.5%
Quadro K6000 8059

M5000 outperforms K6000 by 16% 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 28201
+23%
Quadro K6000 22920

M5000 outperforms K6000 by 23% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Quadro M5000 33026
+30.3%
Quadro K6000 25339

M5000 outperforms K6000 by 30% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Quadro M5000 24565
+39.8%
Quadro K6000 17571

M5000 outperforms K6000 by 40% 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
Quadro K6000 87
+2.4%

K6000 outperforms M5000 by 2% 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.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 24.22 20.80
Recency 29 June 2015 23 July 2013
Cost $2856.99 $5265
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 225 Watt

The Quadro M5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K6000 in performance tests.


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