GeForce GTX 470 vs Quadro M5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470 and Quadro M5000M, 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 470 stacks up against Quadro M5000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M5000M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro M5000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 470 Quadro M5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pins None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 470 has 115% more power consumption, than Quadro M5000M.
  • GeForce GTX 470 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M5000M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 470 has 1272 GB more memory, than Quadro M5000M.
  • GeForce GTX 470 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 470 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro M5000M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470 is 253 MHz higher, than Quadro M5000M.
  • GeForce GTX 470 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro M5000M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 3326 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 113% more, than GeForce GTX 470.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 470 Quadro M5000M
Architecture Fermi Maxwell
Code name GF100 GM204
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 12 April 2010 2 October 2015
Pipelines 448 1,536
Core clock speed 1215 MHz 962 MHz
Boost Clock 1051 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 34.0 billion/sec 93.60
Floating-point performance 1,088.6 gflops 2,995 gflops
Length 9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 320 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1674 MHz (3348 data rate) 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 133.9 GB/s 160 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.2 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.2
CUDA cores 448
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 97 Mh/s 366 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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