Quadro K5000 vs Quadro M3000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K5000 and Quadro M3000M, 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 Quadro K5000 stacks up against Quadro M3000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M3000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M3000M 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 M3000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K5000 Quadro M3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K5000 has 62% more power consumption, than Quadro M3000M.
  • Quadro K5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M3000M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K5000 and Quadro M3000M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Quadro K5000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro K5000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro M3000M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 344 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
  • Quadro K5000 and Quadro M3000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 400 MHz higher, than Quadro M3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 6−7 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than Quadro K5000.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5000 Quadro M3000M
Architecture Kepler Maxwell
Code name GK104 GM204
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 17 August 2012 2 October 2015
Pipelines 1536 1,024
Core clock speed 706 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 90.37 67.20
Floating-point performance 2,169 gflops 2,150 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5400 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 172.8 GB/s 160 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 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 111 Mh/s 253 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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