GeForce GTX 480M vs Quadro K5200

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480M and Quadro K5200, 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 480M stacks up against Quadro K5200, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 480M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 480M 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 GeForce GTX 480M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480M Quadro K5200
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5200 has 50% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 480M.
  • GeForce GTX 480M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro K5200 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K5200 has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 480M.
  • GeForce GTX 480M is used in Laptops, and Quadro K5200 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 480M is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro K5200 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 480M is 183 MHz higher, than Quadro K5200.
  • GeForce GTX 480M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K5200 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5200 is 4808 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 21−24 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 215% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480M Quadro K5200
Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name N11E-GTX-A3 GK110B
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 25 May 2010 22 July 2014
Pipelines 352 2304
Core clock speed 850 MHz 667 MHz
Boost Clock 771 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.7 billion/sec 148.0
Floating-point performance 598.4 gflops 3,553 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 192.3 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.5
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 226 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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