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    GeForce GTX 980M vs Quadro K5000M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M 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.
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    GeForce GTX 980M and Quadro K5000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 980M and Quadro K5000M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 980M or Quadro K5000M here:

    GeForce GTX 980M Laptops
    Quadro K5000M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 980M Quadro K5000M
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 980M has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro K5000M.
    • GeForce GTX 980M is used in Laptops, and Quadro K5000M - in Mobile workstations.
    • GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K5000M - with Kepler.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 332 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000M.
    • GeForce GTX 980M and Quadro K5000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000M is 500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 24−27 9−10
    QHD / 1440p 18−20 4−5
    4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
    low / 720p 60−65 30−35
    medium / 1080p 45−50 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 135% more, than Quadro K5000M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 980M Quadro K5000M
    Architecture Maxwell Kepler
    Code name GM204 N14E-Q5
    Type Laptop Mobile workstation
    Release date 7 October 2014 1 June 2012
    Pipelines 1536 1344
    Core clock speed 1038 MHz 706 MHz
    Boost Clock 1127 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 3,540 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 51.84 67.31
    Floating-point performance 3,462 gflops 1,615 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 3000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s 51 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus + +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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