GeForce GTX 650 vs Quadro 5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 650 and Quadro 5000M, 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 650 stacks up against Quadro 5000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro 5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 5000M 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 5000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Quadro 5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • Quadro 5000M has 56% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 650.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 5000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 650 and Quadro 5000M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro 5000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 650 is 653 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 5000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 5000M is 1195 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 10−11
ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 21−24
medium / 1080p 10−11 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 30% more, than GeForce GTX 650.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Quadro 5000M
Architecture Kepler Fermi
Code name GK107 Fermi
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 6 September 2012 27 July 2010
Pipelines 384 320
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 405 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 33.9 billion/sec 16.20
Floating-point performance 812.5 gflops 518.4 gflops
Length 5.70" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128-bit GDDR5 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 26 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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