GeForce GTX 960M vs Quadro K5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960M and Quadro K5000M, 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 K5000M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 960M and Quadro K5000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 960M and Quadro K5000M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Quadro K5000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M Quadro K5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro K5000M has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
  • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 960M and Quadro K5000M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Quadro K5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K5000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 390 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000M.
  • GeForce GTX 960M and Quadro K5000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000M is 500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 16−18
ultra / 1080p 10−11 9−10
QHD / 1440p 4−5 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 30−35
medium / 1080p 21−24 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 14% more, than Quadro K5000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M Quadro K5000M
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name N16P-GX N14E-Q5
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 12 March 2015 1 June 2012
Pipelines 640 1344
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 67.31
Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 1,615 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 96 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 + +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s 51 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus + +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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