GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile vs Quadro M5000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M5000 with GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M5000
2015
8 GB 256-bit, 150 Watt
21.08
+24.4%

M5000 outperforms GTX 1060 Mobile by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking244300
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.2426.67
Power efficiency11.1516.82
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM204GP106
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date29 June 2015 (9 years ago)15 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,856.99 $237.11

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 1060 Mobile has 723% better value for money than Quadro M5000.

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 cores20481280
Core clock speed861 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz1708 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data94 °C
Texture fill rate132.9133.6
Floating-point processing power4.252 TFLOPS4.275 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs12880

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" (5.1 cm)no data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinno 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 type256 BitGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1653 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 211 GB/s192 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPortDP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Syncno 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
ECC (Error Correcting Code)+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
High-Performance Video I/O6+no data
VR Readyno data+
nView Desktop Management+no data
Anselno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.2+

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 HD80−85
+17.6%
68
−17.6%
1440p55−60
+22.2%
45
−22.2%
4K35−40
+16.7%
30
−16.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p35.71
−924%
3.49
+924%
1440p51.95
−886%
5.27
+886%
4K81.63
−933%
7.90
+933%
  • GTX 1060 Mobile has 924% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 Mobile has 886% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1060 Mobile has 933% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 137
+0%
137
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
+0%
37
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 48
+0%
48
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 96
+0%
96
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Far Cry 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Fortnite 177
+0%
177
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 102
+0%
102
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 69
+0%
69
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35
+0%
35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 78
+0%
78
+0%
Valorant 136
+0%
136
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 73
+0%
73
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 222
+0%
222
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+0%
25
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 68
+0%
68
+0%
Fortnite 105
+0%
105
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 91
+0%
91
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 61
+0%
61
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 74
+0%
74
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 27
+0%
27
+0%
Metro Exodus 40
+0%
40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 67
+0%
67
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 69
+0%
69
+0%
Valorant 134
+0%
134
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 71
+0%
71
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Dota 2 118
+0%
118
+0%
Far Cry 5 64
+0%
64
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+0%
71
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21
+0%
21
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 52
+0%
52
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%
Valorant 72
+0%
72
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 81
+0%
81
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 23
+0%
23
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 133
+0%
133
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 43
+0%
43
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 57
+0%
57
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50
+0%
50
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 14
+0%
14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+0%
26
+0%
Valorant 117
+0%
117
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+0%
35
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 17
+0%
17
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 23
+0%
23
+0%

This is how Quadro M5000 and GTX 1060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M5000 is 18% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro M5000 is 22% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro M5000 is 17% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.08 16.95
Recency 29 June 2015 15 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 80 Watt

Quadro M5000 has a 24.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1060 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M5000 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook one.

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