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    GeForce GTX 980 vs Quadro M5000M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980 and Quadro M5000M, 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 980 stacks up against Quadro M5000M, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 980 Check Price
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    Quadro M5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Quadro M5000M 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 M5000M here:

    Quadro M5000M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 980 Quadro M5000M
    Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
    Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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    • GeForce GTX 980 has 65% more power consumption, than Quadro M5000M.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Quadro M5000M has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980.
    • GeForce GTX 980 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M5000M - in Mobile workstations.
    • GeForce GTX 980 and Quadro M5000M are build with Maxwell architecture.
    • GeForce GTX 980 and Quadro M5000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 4993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 55−60 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 35−40 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 30−35 16−18
    4K / 2160p 18−20 10−11
    low / 720p 80−85 60−65
    medium / 1080p 65−70 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than Quadro M5000M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 980 Quadro M5000M
    Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
    Code name GM204 GM204
    Type Desktop Mobile workstation
    Release date 19 September 2014 2 October 2015
    Pipelines 2048 1,536
    Core clock speed 962 MHz
    Boost Clock 1216 MHz 1051 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 144 billion/sec 93.60
    Floating-point performance 4,981 gflops 2,995 gflops
    Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 160 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
    Shader Model 6.4 5.0
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA + 5.2
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.54 kh/s
    CUDA cores 2048
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support 4 displays
    HDMI +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 579 Mh/s 366 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus + +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.74 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.28 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 312.12 Sol/s
    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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