GeForce GTX 980M vs Quadro K5200

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980M and Quadro K5200, 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 980M stacks up against Quadro K5200, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 980M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 980M Quadro K5200
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 980M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro K5200 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 980M and Quadro K5200 have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 980M is used in Laptops, and Quadro K5200 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K5200 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 371 MHz higher, than Quadro K5200.
  • GeForce GTX 980M and Quadro K5200 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5200 is 3508 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 24−27 21−24
QHD / 1440p 18−20 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 45−50 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than Quadro K5200.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980M Quadro K5200
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM204 GK110B
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 7 October 2014 22 July 2014
Pipelines 1536 2304
Core clock speed 1038 MHz 667 MHz
Boost Clock 1127 MHz 771 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 51.84 148.0
Floating-point performance 3,462 gflops 3,553 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 192.3 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.5
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s 226 Mh/s
Laptop size 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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