GRID K260Q vs Quadro M5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID K260Q 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 GRID K260Q stacks up against Quadro M5000M, check out specs charts below.

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:

Main Specs

  GRID K260Q Quadro M5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K260Q has 125% more power consumption, than Quadro M5000M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro M5000M has 6 GB more memory, than GRID K260Q.
  • GRID K260Q is used in Desktops, and Quadro M5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GRID K260Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro M5000M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 217 MHz higher, than GRID K260Q.
  • GRID K260Q and Quadro M5000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K260Q and Quadro M5000M is 5000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 9−10 21−24
QHD / 1440p 3−4 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than GRID K260Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K260Q Quadro M5000M
Architecture Kepler Maxwell
Code name GK104 GM204
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 28 June 2013 2 October 2015
Pipelines 1536 1,536
Core clock speed 745 MHz 962 MHz
Boost Clock 1051 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 93.60
Floating-point performance 2,289 gflops 2,995 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 160 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 366 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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