GeForce GT 740A vs Quadro M5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 740A and Quadro M5000M, 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 GeForce GT 740A stacks up against Quadro M5000M, check out specs charts below.

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 GT 740A Quadro M5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro M5000M has 203% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • GeForce GT 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro M5000M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M5000M has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • GeForce GT 740A is used in Desktops, and Quadro M5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Quadro M5000M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 18 MHz higher, than Quadro M5000M.
  • GeForce GT 740A and Quadro M5000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 3200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Quadro M5000M
Architecture Kepler 2.0 Maxwell
Code name GK208 GM204
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 26 August 2013 2 October 2015
Pipelines 384 1,536
Core clock speed 980 MHz 962 MHz
Boost Clock 1051 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.36 93.60
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops 2,995 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 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 3.5 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 366 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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