GeForce 9800M GTX SLI vs Quadro K5000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K5000M with GeForce 9800M GTX SLI, including specs and performance data.

K5000M
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
7.20
+135%

K5000M outperforms 9800M GTX SLI by a whopping 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking541763
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.30no data
Power efficiency5.021.43
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameGK104NB9E-GTX
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date7 August 2012 (12 years ago)15 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329.99 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 cores1344224
Core clock speed601 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million3016 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate67.31no data
Floating-point processing power1.615 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs112no data

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).

Laptop sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
SLI options-+

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed750 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)10
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+-
CUDA++

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.

K5000M 7.20
+135%
9800M GTX SLI 3.07

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

K5000M 20139
+146%
9800M GTX SLI 8193

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD50
+138%
21−24
−138%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.60no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+176%
16−18
−176%
Hitman 3 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+82.6%
21−24
−82.6%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+84.6%
12−14
−84.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+38.5%
35−40
−38.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+176%
16−18
−176%
Hitman 3 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+82.6%
21−24
−82.6%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+84.6%
12−14
−84.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+38.5%
35−40
−38.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+176%
16−18
−176%
Hitman 3 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+82.6%
21−24
−82.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+84.6%
12−14
−84.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+38.5%
35−40
−38.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Hitman 3 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+142%
18−20
−142%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Hitman 3 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

This is how K5000M and 9800M GTX SLI compete in popular games:

  • K5000M is 138% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the K5000M is 800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, K5000M surpassed 9800M GTX SLI in all 62 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.20 3.07
Recency 7 August 2012 15 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt

K5000M has a 134.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K5000M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K5000M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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