GeForce GTX 860M SLI vs Quadro K5000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 860M SLI stacks up against Quadro K5000, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 860M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 860M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M SLI Quadro K5000
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 122 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5000 has 1% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
  • Quadro K5000 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is used in Laptops, and Quadro K5000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K5000 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M SLI is 323 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Quadro K5000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 400 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 20−22
ultra / 1080p 14−16 12−14
QHD / 1440p 8−9 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 35−40
medium / 1080p 27−30 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than Quadro K5000.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M SLI Quadro K5000
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GK104
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 12 March 2014 17 August 2012
Pipelines 1280 1536
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 706 MHz
Transistor count 2x 1870 Million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 90.37
Floating-point performance 2,169 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 2x 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 172.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 111 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
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