GeForce GTX 680MX vs Quadro 5000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 680MX 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 680MX stacks up against Quadro 5000, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 680MX is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 680MX 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 680MX here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 680MX Quadro 5000
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 152 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2.5 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 5000 has 24% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
  • GeForce GTX 680MX and Quadro 5000 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 680MX is used in Laptops, and Quadro 5000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 680MX is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro 5000 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 680MX is 207 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.
  • GeForce GTX 680MX is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 5000 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 5000 is 500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680MX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 9−10
ultra / 1080p 12−14 5−6
QHD / 1440p 7−8 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 21−24
medium / 1080p 27−30 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Quadro 5000.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 680MX Quadro 5000
Architecture Kepler Fermi
Code name GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 23 October 2012 23 February 2011
Pipelines 1536 352
Core clock speed 720 MHz 513 MHz
Transistor count 3540 Million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 22.57
Floating-point performance 722.3 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 320 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 120.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA + 2.0
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
3D Vision +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 57 Mh/s 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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