GeForce GTX 560M SLI vs Quadro 5000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Quadro 5000, 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 560M SLI stacks up against Quadro 5000, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 560M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 560M SLI 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 560M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560M SLI Quadro 5000
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 152 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2.5 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 5000 has 52% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 560M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 560M SLI is used in Laptops, and Quadro 5000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Quadro 5000 are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560M SLI is 262 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.
  • GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Quadro 5000 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 5000 is 1750 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 9−10
ultra / 1080p 9−10 5−6
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 21−24
medium / 1080p 20−22 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Quadro 5000.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560M SLI Quadro 5000
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name N12E-GS GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 6 January 2011 23 February 2011
Pipelines 384 352
Core clock speed 775 MHz 513 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 22.57
Floating-point performance 722.3 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 320 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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