GeForce GTX 280 vs Quadro K5000
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280 and Quadro K5000, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 280 stacks up against Quadro K5000, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 280
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 280
Quadro K5000
Power consumption (TDP)
236 Watt
122 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
6-pin & 8-pin
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 280 has 93% more power consumption, than Quadro K5000.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro K5000 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Quadro K5000 - with Kepler.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 590 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Quadro K5000 - by 28 nm process technology.
Quadro K5000 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 280.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 4293 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
1−2
20−22
ultra / 1080p
0−1
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
12−14
35−40
medium / 1080p
3−4
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 366% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
−
30−35
ultra / 1080p
4−5
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−12
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
16−18
65−70
medium / 1080p
5−6
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Battlefield 5 is 388% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
120−130
230−240
medium / 768p
90−95
200−210
ultra / 1080p
40−45
110−120
QHD / 1440p
21−24
85−90
4K / 2160p
18−20
45−50
high / 768p
65−70
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 132% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
85−90
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
50−55
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
50−55
100−110
ultra / 1080p
24−27
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Dota 2 is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
2−3
24−27
ultra / 1080p
2−3
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
0−1
7−8
low / 720p
10−12
50−55
medium / 1080p
3−4
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Far Cry 5 is 675% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
10−11
30−35
ultra / 1080p
5−6
24−27
QHD / 1440p
2−3
14−16
low / 720p
50−55
120−130
medium / 1080p
10−12
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Fortnite is 237% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
4−5
30−35
ultra / 1080p
−
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
16−18
65−70
medium / 1080p
7−8
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 400% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
40−45
100−110
medium / 768p
−
90−95
high / 1080p
5−6
40−45
ultra / 1080p
2−3
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 237% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
1−2
12−14
ultra / 1080p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
5−6
35−40
medium / 1080p
3−4
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Metro Exodus is 633% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Minecraft is 30% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
70−75
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
6−7
35−40
medium / 1080p
−
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 380% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
12−14
70−75
medium / 768p
8−9
45−50
high / 1080p
4−5
24−27
ultra / 1080p
3−4
14−16
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 471% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
40−45
high / 768p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in World of Tanks is 53% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 280
Quadro K5000
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
Kepler
Code name
GT200
GK104
Type
Desktop
Workstation
Release date
16 June 2008
17 August 2012
Pipelines
240
1536
Core clock speed
1296 MHz
706 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
48.2 billion/sec
90.37
Floating-point performance
622.1 gflops
2,169 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
267 mm
Memory bus width
512 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1107 MHz
5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth
141.7 GB/s
172.8 GB/s
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
4.0
5.1
OpenGL
2.1
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
1.1.126
CUDA
+
3.0
CUDA cores
240
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
111 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
2.2 Mh/s
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