Quadro M5000 vs Quadro P2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P2000 and Quadro M5000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro P2000
2017
5 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
18.90

M5000 outperforms P2000 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking296232
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.643.23
Power efficiency17.3911.22
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGP106GM204
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date6 February 2017 (7 years ago)29 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$585 $2,856.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P2000 has 198% better value for money than Quadro M5000.

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 cores10242048
Core clock speed1076 MHz861 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHz1038 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate94.72132.9
Floating-point processing power3.031 TFLOPS4.252 TFLOPS
ROPs4064
TMUs64128

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length201 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2" (5.1 cm)
Supplementary power connectorsNone1 x 6-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 typeGDDR5256 Bit
Maximum RAM amount5 GB8 GB
Memory bus width160 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1653 MHz
Memory bandwidth140.2 GB/sUp to 211 GB/s

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 Connectors4x DisplayPort1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displaysno data4
Multi-display synchronizationno dataQuadro Sync

Supported 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 Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
High-Performance Video I/O6no data+
nView Desktop Managementno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA6.15.2

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. 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 P2000 18.90
Quadro M5000 24.39
+29%

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.

Quadro P2000 7268
Quadro M5000 9380
+29.1%

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.

Quadro P2000 22913
Quadro M5000 29528
+28.9%

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.

Quadro P2000 23532
Quadro M5000 32925
+39.9%

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.

Quadro P2000 21668
Quadro M5000 24565
+13.4%

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 HD58
−20.7%
70−75
+20.7%
1440p20
−20%
24−27
+20%
4K17
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p10.09
+305%
40.81
−305%
1440p29.25
+307%
119.04
−307%
4K34.41
+295%
136.05
−295%
  • Quadro P2000 has 305% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • Quadro P2000 has 307% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • Quadro P2000 has 295% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−17.6%
40−45
+17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%
Elden Ring 60−65
−25%
75−80
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−25%
75−80
+25%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−17.6%
40−45
+17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−26.6%
100−105
+26.6%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−27.5%
65−70
+27.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−25%
55−60
+25%
Valorant 75−80
−25%
95−100
+25%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−25%
75−80
+25%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−17.6%
40−45
+17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%
Dota 2 34
−17.6%
40−45
+17.6%
Elden Ring 60−65
−25%
75−80
+25%
Far Cry 5 72
−25%
90−95
+25%
Fortnite 100−110
−28.7%
130−140
+28.7%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−26.6%
100−105
+26.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−26.9%
85−90
+26.9%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−27.5%
65−70
+27.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 137
−24.1%
170−180
+24.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−25%
55−60
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
−27.1%
75−80
+27.1%
Valorant 75−80
−25%
95−100
+25%
World of Tanks 220−230
−25%
280−290
+25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−25%
75−80
+25%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−17.6%
40−45
+17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%
Dota 2 98
−22.4%
120−130
+22.4%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−25%
80−85
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−26.6%
100−105
+26.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40
−25%
50−55
+25%
Valorant 75−80
−25%
95−100
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Elden Ring 30−35
−29%
40−45
+29%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−25%
210−220
+25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
World of Tanks 120−130
−24%
160−170
+24%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−20%
60−65
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−25%
60−65
+25%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
Valorant 45−50
−25%
60−65
+25%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Dota 2 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
Elden Ring 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 39
−28.2%
50−55
+28.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Dota 2 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
Fortnite 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Valorant 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%

This is how Quadro P2000 and Quadro M5000 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M5000 is 21% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro M5000 is 20% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro M5000 is 24% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.90 24.39
Recency 6 February 2017 29 June 2015
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt

Quadro P2000 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

Quadro M5000, on the other hand, has a 29% higher aggregate performance score, and a 60% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Quadro M5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P2000 in performance tests.


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