GeForce GTX 970M SLI vs Quadro P5000

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Combined performance score

Quadro P5000
31.83
+31.5%

Quadro P5000 outperforms GeForce GTX 970M SLI by 32% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking163208
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money9.906.73
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameGP104no data
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date1 October 2016 (7 years old)7 October 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 no data
Current price$1270 (0.5x MSRP)$1326
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P5000 has 47% better value for money than GTX 970M SLI.

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 cores20482560
Core clock speed1607 MHz924 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHz1038 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million2x 5200 Million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt162 Watt
Texture fill rate277.3no data
Floating-point performance8,873 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro P5000 and GeForce GTX 970M SLI 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data
SLI optionsno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB2x 6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit2x 192 Bit
Memory clock speed9016 MHz5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPortno data
Display Port1.4no data

Technologies

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

Optimus++
3D Stereo+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API support

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

DirectX1212_1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131no data
CUDA6.1+

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 HD95
+8%
88
−8%
4K41
+5.1%
39
−5.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+38.5%
35−40
−38.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+25%
45−50
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+30.2%
40−45
−30.2%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+24.1%
75−80
−24.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+34.4%
60−65
−34.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+38.5%
35−40
−38.5%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+30.2%
60−65
−30.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+25%
60−65
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+25.9%
80−85
−25.9%
Hitman 3 95−100
+37.5%
70−75
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+32.7%
50−55
−32.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+30.8%
35−40
−30.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+39.6%
50−55
−39.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+30.4%
45−50
−30.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+25%
45−50
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+30.2%
40−45
−30.2%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+24.1%
75−80
−24.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+34.4%
60−65
−34.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+38.5%
35−40
−38.5%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+30.2%
60−65
−30.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+25%
60−65
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+25.9%
80−85
−25.9%
Hitman 3 95−100
+37.5%
70−75
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+32.7%
50−55
−32.7%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+30.8%
35−40
−30.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+39.6%
50−55
−39.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
+15.3%
85
−15.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+30.4%
45−50
−30.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+25%
45−50
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+30.2%
40−45
−30.2%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+24.1%
75−80
−24.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+38.5%
35−40
−38.5%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+30.2%
60−65
−30.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+25%
60−65
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+25.9%
80−85
−25.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 53
+10.4%
48
−10.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+30.4%
45−50
−30.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+37.8%
35−40
−37.8%
Hitman 3 55−60
+40%
40−45
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+34.4%
30−35
−34.4%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+40.6%
30−35
−40.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+34.6%
24−27
−34.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+27.8%
50−55
−27.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+35.7%
40−45
−35.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+29.8%
45−50
−29.8%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+32%
50−55
−32%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+44.8%
27−30
−44.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+42.1%
18−20
−42.1%
Hitman 3 30−35
+34.8%
21−24
−34.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+41.2%
16−18
−41.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
+28.6%
28
−28.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+34.5%
27−30
−34.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+45%
20−22
−45%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+29.4%
30−35
−29.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%

This is how Quadro P5000 and GTX 970M SLI compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • Quadro P5000 is 8% faster than GTX 970M SLI

4K resolution:

  • Quadro P5000 is 5.1% faster than GTX 970M SLI

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P5000 is 53.3% faster than the GTX 970M SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Quadro P5000 surpassed GTX 970M SLI in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 31.83 24.20
Recency 1 October 2016 7 October 2014
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 162 Watt

The Quadro P5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 970M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P5000 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 970M SLI is a notebook one.


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