Tesla M2090 vs Quadro K5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K5000 and Tesla M2090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro K5000
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
10.35
+9.1%

K5000 outperforms Tesla M2090 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking435459
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.61no data
Power efficiency5.882.63
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK104GF110
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date17 August 2012 (12 years ago)25 July 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1536512
Core clock speed706 MHz651 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate90.3741.66
Floating-point processing power2.169 TFLOPS1.332 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs12864

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm248 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1350 MHz924 MHz
Memory bandwidth172.8 GB/s177.4 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 2x DisplayPortNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA3.02.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Quadro K5000 10.35
+9.1%
Tesla M2090 9.49

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Quadro K5000 37
Tesla M2090 49
+32.4%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.35 9.49
Recency 17 August 2012 25 July 2011
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 250 Watt

Quadro K5000 has a 9.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 104.9% lower power consumption.

Tesla M2090, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro K5000 and Tesla M2090.


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