GeForce GTX 980 vs Quadro P5000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980 and Quadro P5000, 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 GTX 980 stacks up against Quadro P5000, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 Quadro P5000
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 980 has 65% more power consumption, than Quadro P5000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro P5000 has 12 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 980 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro P5000 - with Pascal.
  • GeForce GTX 980 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P5000 - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Quadro P5000 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 980.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P5000 is 9009 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 55−60 55−60
ultra / 1080p 35−40 40−45
QHD / 1440p 30−35 30−35
4K / 2160p 18−20 18−20
low / 720p 80−85 85−90
medium / 1080p 65−70 65−70
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 980.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 Quadro P5000
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name GM204 GP104
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 19 September 2014 1 October 2016
Pipelines 2048 2048
Core clock speed 1607 MHz
Boost Clock 1216 MHz 1733 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 144 billion/sec 277.3
Floating-point performance 4,981 gflops 8,873 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 9016 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 192 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA + 6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.54 kh/s 0.53 kh/s
CUDA cores 2048
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 579 Mh/s
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus + +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.74 Gh/s
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Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 312.12 Sol/s
Display Port 1.4
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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