GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Quadro K5000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Quadro K5000. 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 GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Quadro K5000. 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.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Quadro K5000
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 122 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5000 has 1% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K5000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro K5000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Quadro K5000 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 800 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Quadro K5000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro K5000 is 17 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 2608 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 20−22
ultra / 1080p 12−14 12−14
QHD / 1440p 7−8 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 35−40
medium / 1080p 27−30 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than Quadro K5000.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Quadro K5000
Architecture Pascal Kepler
Code name GP106 GK104
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 26 December 2017 17 August 2012
Pipelines 1280 1536
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 706 MHz
Boost Clock 1709 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 136.7 90.37
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops 2,169 gflops
Length 250 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 160 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.2 GB/s 172.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 6.1 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 111 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
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