Quadro FX 5800 vs Quadro M5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 5800 and Quadro M5000M, 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 FX 5800 stacks up against Quadro M5000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M5000M 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 M5000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro FX 5800 Quadro M5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 189 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Quadro FX 5800 has 89% more power consumption, than Quadro M5000M.
  • Quadro FX 5800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M5000M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M5000M has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro FX 5800.
  • Quadro FX 5800 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro FX 5800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Quadro M5000M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 352 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
  • Quadro FX 5800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro M5000M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 3400 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 35−40
ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 14−16 60−65
medium / 1080p 5−6 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Quadro FX 5800.

Full Specs

  Quadro FX 5800 Quadro M5000M
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Maxwell
Code name GT200B GM204
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 11 November 2008 2 October 2015
Pipelines 240 1,536
Core clock speed 610 MHz 962 MHz
Boost Clock 1051 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.80 93.60
Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops 2,995 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 160 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12
Shader Model 4.0 5.0
OpenGL 3.3 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 1.3 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 366 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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