Quadro 5000M vs Quadro 6000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 5000M and Quadro 6000. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro 5000M and Quadro 6000. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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

  Quadro 5000M Quadro 6000
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 204 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro 6000 has 104% more power consumption, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 5000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro 6000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 6000 has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro 6000 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5000M and Quadro 6000 are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro 6000 is 169 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 5000M and Quadro 6000 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 6000 is 1788 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 14−16
ultra / 1080p 6−7 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 21−24 27−30
medium / 1080p 12−14 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 30% more, than Quadro 5000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5000M Quadro 6000
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name Fermi GF100
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 27 July 2010 10 December 2010
Pipelines 320 448
Core clock speed 405 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 16.20 32.14
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops 1,027.7 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 143.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 91 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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