GeForce GTX 690 vs Quadro 5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 690 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 690 stacks up against Quadro 5000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro 5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 5000M 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 5000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 690 Quadro 5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 2 GB
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 690 has 200% more power consumption, than Quadro 5000M.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 5000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 690 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000M.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro 5000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 510 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 5000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 4808 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 10−11
ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 21−24
medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 215% more, than Quadro 5000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 690 Quadro 5000M
Architecture Kepler Fermi
Code name GK104 Fermi
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 3 May 2012 27 July 2010
Pipelines 1536 320
Core clock speed 915 MHz 405 MHz
Boost Clock 1019 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 234 billion/sec 16.20
Floating-point performance 2x 3,130 gflops 518.4 gflops
Length 11.0" (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 384 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 3072
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI Yes (via dongle)
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision Live +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 156 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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