GeForce GTX 480M SLI vs Quadro 5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 480M SLI stacks up against Quadro 5000M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Quadro 5000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Quadro 5000M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 480M SLI or Quadro 5000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480M SLI Quadro 5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
  • GeForce GTX 480M SLI has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000M.
  • GeForce GTX 480M SLI is used in Laptops, and Quadro 5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Quadro 5000M are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 480M SLI is 20 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Quadro 5000M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Quadro 5000M is 1200 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 10−11
ultra / 1080p 9−10 6−7
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 480M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than Quadro 5000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480M SLI Quadro 5000M
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name N11E-GTX-A3 Fermi
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 25 May 2010 27 July 2010
Pipelines 704 320
Core clock speed 425 MHz 405 MHz
Transistor count 6000 Million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 16.20
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 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 +
Laptop size large large
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