GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile vs Quadro K6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K6000 with GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K6000
2013
12 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
20.89
+79.6%

K6000 outperforms GTX 1050 Mobile by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking261409
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.21no data
Power efficiency6.4710.81
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK110BGP107B
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date23 July 2013 (11 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,265 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores2880640
Core clock speed797 MHz1354 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHz1493 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data97 °C
Texture fill rate216.559.72
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPS1.911 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs24040

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data

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 amount12 GB4000 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s112 GB/s
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 Connectors2x DVI, 2x DisplayPortDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDCP-2.2
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GPU Boostno data3.0
Anselno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA3.5+

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:

900p130−140
+78.1%
73
−78.1%
Full HD80−85
+73.9%
46
−73.9%
1440p40−45
+66.7%
24
−66.7%
4K24−27
+60%
15
−60%

Cost per frame, $

1080p65.81no data
1440p131.63no data
4K219.38no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+0%
37
+0%
Battlefield 5 51
+0%
51
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
+0%
38
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55
+0%
55
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+0%
27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
+0%
33
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+0%
30
+0%
Battlefield 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+0%
33
+0%
Far Cry 5 36
+0%
36
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
+0%
37
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+0%
52
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+0%
14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 29
+0%
29
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+0%
18
+0%
Battlefield 5 37
+0%
37
+0%
Far Cry 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 37
+0%
37
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+0%
22
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
+0%
18
+0%
Metro Exodus 11
+0%
11
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+0%
17
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
+0%
13
+0%
Battlefield 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+0%
26
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+0%
10
+0%
Metro Exodus 7
+0%
7
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
+0%
8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+0%
7
+0%
Battlefield 5 13
+0%
13
+0%
Far Cry 5 11
+0%
11
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
+0%
11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 15
+0%
15
+0%

This is how Quadro K6000 and GTX 1050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • Quadro K6000 is 78% faster in 900p
  • Quadro K6000 is 74% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro K6000 is 67% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro K6000 is 60% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 43 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.89 11.63
Recency 23 July 2013 3 January 2017
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4000 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 75 Watt

Quadro K6000 has a 79.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 207.2% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1050 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K6000 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is a notebook one.


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