Quadro 5000 vs Tesla M6

In this comparison between Quadro 5000 and Tesla M6 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro 5000 will be the best choice, for others Tesla M6 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro 5000 Tesla M6
Power consumption (TDP) 152 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2.5 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro 5000 has 52% more power consumption, than Tesla M6.
  • Quadro 5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Tesla M6 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M6 has 6 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Tesla M6 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Tesla M6 is 417 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.
  • Quadro 5000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Tesla M6 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M6 is 2012 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 20−22
4K / 2160p 10−12
low / 720p 21−24 65−70
medium / 1080p 12−14 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than Quadro 5000.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5000 Tesla M6
Architecture Fermi Maxwell 2.0
Code name GF100 GM204
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 23 February 2011 30 August 2015
Pipelines 352 1536
Core clock speed 513 MHz 930 MHz
Boost Clock 1180 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 22.57 113.3
Floating-point performance 722.3 gflops 3,625 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 320 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120.0 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 2.0 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
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