GeForce GTX 590 vs Quadro K1000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 590 and Quadro K1000M, 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 590 stacks up against Quadro K1000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K1000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K1000M 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 K1000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 590 Quadro K1000M
Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) 2 GB
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 590 has 711% more power consumption, than Quadro K1000M.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro K1000M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 590 has 3070 GB more memory, than Quadro K1000M.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K1000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro K1000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 365 MHz higher, than Quadro K1000M.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K1000M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K1000M is 93 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
ultra / 1080p 10−11
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 1−2
medium / 1080p 21−24 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Quadro K1000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 590 Quadro K1000M
Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name GF110 N14P-Q1
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 24 March 2011 1 June 2012
Pipelines 1024 192
Core clock speed 1215 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 77.7 billion/sec 13.60
Floating-point performance 2x 1,244.2 gflops 326.4 gflops
Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1707 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 327.7 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
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 + +
CUDA cores 1024
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) 107 Mh/s 10 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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