GRID K160Q vs Quadro 5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID K160Q 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 GRID K160Q 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

  GRID K160Q Quadro 5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K160Q has 30% more power consumption, than Quadro 5000M.
  • GRID K160Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 5000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro 5000M has 1 GB more memory, than GRID K160Q.
  • GRID K160Q is used in Desktops, and Quadro 5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GRID K160Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro 5000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K160Q is 445 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • GRID K160Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 5000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K160Q is 582 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 10−11
ultra / 1080p 0−1 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 9−10 21−24
medium / 1080p 1−2 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 240% more, than GRID K160Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K160Q Quadro 5000M
Architecture Kepler Fermi
Code name GK107 Fermi
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 28 June 2013 27 July 2010
Pipelines 192 320
Core clock speed 850 MHz 405 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60 16.20
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops 518.4 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 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 3.0 +
Laptop size large
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