Quadro K5000 vs Quadro M600M

In this comparison between Quadro K5000 and Quadro M600M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro K5000 will be the best choice, for others Quadro M600M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro M600M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M600M 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 M600M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K5000 Quadro M600M
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K5000 has 306% more power consumption, than Quadro M600M.
  • Quadro K5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M600M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K5000 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M600M.
  • Quadro K5000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M600M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro K5000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro M600M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M600M is 131 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
  • Quadro K5000 and Quadro M600M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 388 MHz higher, than Quadro M600M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 10−11
ultra / 1080p 12−14 6−7
QHD / 1440p 6−7 1−2
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 21−24
medium / 1080p 24−27 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Quadro M600M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5000 Quadro M600M
Architecture Kepler Maxwell
Code name GK104 GM107
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 17 August 2012 2 October 2015
Pipelines 1536 384
Core clock speed 706 MHz 837 MHz
Boost Clock 876 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 90.37 14.02
Floating-point performance 2,169 gflops 863.2 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5400 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 172.8 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 111 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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