GRID K280Q vs Quadro K5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID K280Q and Quadro K5000M, 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 GRID K280Q stacks up against Quadro K5000M, check out specs charts below.

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

  GRID K280Q Quadro K5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K280Q has 125% more power consumption, than Quadro K5000M.
  • GRID K280Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K5000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GRID K280Q and Quadro K5000M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GRID K280Q is used in Desktops, and Quadro K5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GRID K280Q and Quadro K5000M are build with Kepler architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K280Q is 39 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000M.
  • GRID K280Q and Quadro K5000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K280Q is 2000 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 16−18
ultra / 1080p 7−8 9−10
QHD / 1440p 1−2 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 24−27 30−35
medium / 1080p 14−16 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than GRID K280Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K280Q Quadro K5000M
Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name GK104 N14E-Q5
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 28 June 2013 1 June 2012
Pipelines 1536 1344
Core clock speed 745 MHz 706 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 67.31
Floating-point performance 2,289 gflops 1,615 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 51 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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