GeForce GTX 980 Mobile vs Quadro P5000

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Aggregated performance score

Quadro P5000
2016
16GB GDDR5
32.05
+44.7%

Quadro P5000 outperforms GeForce GTX 980 Mobile by 45% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking160232
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation10.0130.27
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameGP104N16E-GXX
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date1 October 2016 (7 years ago)22 September 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 $395.82
Current price$1270 (0.5x MSRP)$251 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980 Mobile has 202% better value for money than Quadro P5000.

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 cores20482048
CUDA coresno data2048
Core clock speed1607 MHz1064 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHz1216 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt100-200 Watt
Texture fill rate277.3144 billion/sec
Floating-point performance8,873 gflops4,358 gflops

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Quadro P5000 and GeForce GTX 980 Mobile 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
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data
SLI optionsno data+

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed9016 MHz7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s224 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPortDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMIno data+
HDCPno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Display Port1.4no data
G-SYNC supportno data+
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported Technologies

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

GameStreamno data+
GeForce ShadowPlayno data+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorksno data+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoderno data+
Optimus++
BatteryBoostno data+
3D Stereo+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
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
−4.2%
99
+4.2%
4K41
−9.8%
45
+9.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+52.8%
35−40
−52.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+36.4%
40−45
−36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+43.6%
35−40
−43.6%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+34.2%
70−75
−34.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+48.3%
55−60
−48.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+52.8%
35−40
−52.8%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+43.1%
55−60
−43.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+37.3%
55−60
−37.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+36%
75−80
−36%
Hitman 3 100−105
+53.8%
65−70
−53.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+46.8%
45−50
−46.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+44.4%
35−40
−44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+54.2%
45−50
−54.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+41.9%
40−45
−41.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+36.4%
40−45
−36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+43.6%
35−40
−43.6%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+34.2%
70−75
−34.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+48.3%
55−60
−48.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+52.8%
35−40
−52.8%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+43.1%
55−60
−43.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+37.3%
55−60
−37.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+36%
75−80
−36%
Hitman 3 100−105
+53.8%
65−70
−53.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+46.8%
45−50
−46.8%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+55.6%
35−40
−55.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+44.4%
35−40
−44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+54.2%
45−50
−54.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
+16.7%
84
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+41.9%
40−45
−41.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+36.4%
40−45
−36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+43.6%
35−40
−43.6%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+34.2%
70−75
−34.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+52.8%
35−40
−52.8%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+43.1%
55−60
−43.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+37.3%
55−60
−37.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+36%
75−80
−36%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 53
+20.5%
44
−20.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+41.9%
40−45
−41.9%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+50%
30−35
−50%
Hitman 3 55−60
+58.3%
35−40
−58.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+48.3%
27−30
−48.3%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+54.5%
21−24
−54.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+47.1%
16−18
−47.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+55.2%
27−30
−55.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+42.9%
45−50
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+76.9%
12−14
−76.9%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+50%
35−40
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+41.9%
40−45
−41.9%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+48.9%
45−50
−48.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+68%
24−27
−68%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+58.8%
16−18
−58.8%
Hitman 3 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+60%
14−16
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
+20%
30
−20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+50%
24−27
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+45.2%
30−35
−45.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%

This is how Quadro P5000 and GTX 980 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 Mobile is 4.2% faster than Quadro P5000 in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Mobile is 9.8% faster than Quadro P5000 in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P5000 is 80% faster than the GTX 980 Mobile.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Quadro P5000 surpassed GTX 980 Mobile in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 32.05 22.15
Recency 1 October 2016 22 September 2014
Cost $2499 $395.82
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm

The Quadro P5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P5000 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is a notebook one.


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