GeForce GTX 960A vs Quadro 5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960A 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 960A 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 960A Quadro 5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro 5000M has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960A.
  • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 960A and Quadro 5000M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is used in Desktops, and Quadro 5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro 5000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 624 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 5000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 3812 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 10−11
ultra / 1080p 7−8 6−7
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 21−24
medium / 1080p 14−16 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than Quadro 5000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960A Quadro 5000M
Architecture Maxwell Fermi
Code name GM107 Fermi
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 13 March 2015 27 July 2010
Pipelines 640 320
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 405 MHz
Boost Clock 1085 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 43.40 16.20
Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops 518.4 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 5.0 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 180 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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