GeForce 945A vs Quadro M5000M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 945A and Quadro M5000M. 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 945A and Quadro M5000M. 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 M5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M5000M 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 M5000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 945A Quadro M5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro M5000M has 203% more power consumption, than GeForce 945A.
  • GeForce 945A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro M5000M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M5000M has 7 GB more memory, than GeForce 945A.
  • GeForce 945A is used in Desktops, and Quadro M5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 945A and Quadro M5000M are build with Maxwell architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 945A is 110 MHz higher, than Quadro M5000M.
  • GeForce 945A and Quadro M5000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 945A is 12 MHz higher, than Quadro M5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 20−22 60−65
medium / 1080p 10−12 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than GeForce 945A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 945A Quadro M5000M
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
Code name GM108 GM204
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 13 March 2015 2 October 2015
Pipelines 384 1,536
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 962 MHz
Boost Clock 1189 MHz 1051 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.54 93.60
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 2,995 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 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 5.0 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 108 Mh/s 366 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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