GeForce GTX 590 vs Quadro K5000M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 590 and Quadro K5000M. 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 590 and Quadro K5000M. 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 K5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K5000M 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 K5000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 590 Quadro K5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) 4 GB
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 590 has 265% more power consumption, than Quadro K5000M.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro K5000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 590 has 3068 GB more memory, than Quadro K5000M.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro K5000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 509 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000M.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K5000M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000M is 1293 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 16−18
ultra / 1080p 10−11 9−10
QHD / 1440p 4−5 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 30−35
medium / 1080p 21−24 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Quadro K5000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 590 Quadro K5000M
Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name GF110 N14E-Q5
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 24 March 2011 1 June 2012
Pipelines 1024 1344
Core clock speed 1215 MHz 706 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 77.7 billion/sec 67.31
Floating-point performance 2x 1,244.2 gflops 1,615 gflops
Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1707 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 327.7 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s 51 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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