GeForce GTX 580 vs Quadro K5000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580 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 580 stacks up against Quadro K5000, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Quadro K5000
Power consumption (TDP) 244 Watt 122 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin and One 8-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 580 has 100% more power consumption, than Quadro K5000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 580 has 1532 GB more memory, than Quadro K5000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro K5000 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 580 is 838 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
  • GeForce GTX 580 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K5000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro K5000 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 580.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 3396 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 20−22
ultra / 1080p 14−16 12−14
QHD / 1440p 8−9 6−7
4K / 2160p 6−7 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 35−40
medium / 1080p 27−30 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than Quadro K5000.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580 Quadro K5000
Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name GF110 GK104
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 9 November 2010 17 August 2012
Pipelines 512 1536
Core clock speed 1544 MHz 706 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 49.4 billion/sec 90.37
Floating-point performance 1,581.1 gflops 2,169 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2004 MHz (4008 data rate) 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.4 GB/s 172.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
CUDA cores 512
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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