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    GeForce GTX 960M vs Quadro K5000

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M stacks up against Quadro K5000, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 960M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M here:

    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Quadro K5000
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 122 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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    • Quadro K5000 has 62% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro K5000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 960M and Quadro K5000 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Quadro K5000 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K5000 - with Kepler.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 390 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
    • GeForce GTX 960M and Quadro K5000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 2900 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 6−7
    4K / 2160p 4−5 5−6
    low / 720p 35−40 35−40
    medium / 1080p 21−24 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 960M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Quadro K5000
    Architecture Maxwell Kepler
    Code name N16P-GX GK104
    Type Laptop Workstation
    Release date 12 March 2015 17 August 2012
    Pipelines 640 1536
    Core clock speed 1096 MHz 706 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 3,540 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 47.04 90.37
    Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 2,169 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 5400 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 172.8 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA + 3.0
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s 111 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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