Quadro 5000M vs Quadro 7000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 5000M and Quadro 7000, 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 Quadro 5000M stacks up against Quadro 7000, 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

  Quadro 5000M Quadro 7000
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 204 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro 7000 has 104% more power consumption, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 5000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro 7000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 7000 has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro 7000 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro 7000 - with Fermi 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro 7000 is 246 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 5000M and Quadro 7000 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 7000 is 2204 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 18−20
ultra / 1080p 6−7 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 21−24 35−40
medium / 1080p 12−14 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 7000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 69% more, than Quadro 5000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5000M Quadro 7000
Architecture Fermi Fermi 2.0
Code name Fermi GF110
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 27 July 2010 2 May 2012
Pipelines 320 512
Core clock speed 405 MHz 651 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 16.20 41.66
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops 1,332 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 3404 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 163.4 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
Laptop size large
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