GeForce GTX 1660 vs Quadro M5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M5000 with GeForce GTX 1660, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M5000
2015
8 GB 256-bit, 150 Watt
24.29

GTX 1660 outperforms M5000 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking230186
Place by popularitynot in top-10039
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.0948.17
Power efficiency11.1017.30
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGM204TU116
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date29 June 2015 (9 years ago)14 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,856.99 $219

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 has 1459% 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 cores20481408
Core clock speed861 MHz1530 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz1785 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate132.9157.1
Floating-point processing power4.252 TFLOPS5.027 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs12888

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 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm229 mm
Width2" (5.1 cm)2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin1x 8-pin
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 MHz2001 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 211 GB/s192.1 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 DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Syncno data
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

ECC (Error Correcting Code)+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
High-Performance Video I/O6+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.27.5

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 M5000 24.29
GTX 1660 30.28
+24.7%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Quadro M5000 9360
GTX 1660 11669
+24.7%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro M5000 29510
GTX 1660 57961
+96.4%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro M5000 32925
GTX 1660 56067
+70.3%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Quadro M5000 24565
GTX 1660 60172
+145%

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 HD65−70
−27.7%
83
+27.7%
1440p35−40
−40%
49
+40%
4K18−21
−44.4%
26
+44.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p43.952.64
1440p81.634.47
4K158.728.42

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 71
+0%
71
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 59
+0%
59
+0%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 73
+0%
73
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
+0%
58
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Hitman 3 69
+0%
69
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 306
+0%
306
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 112
+0%
112
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 227
+0%
227
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 123
+0%
123
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+0%
42
+0%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 67
+0%
67
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+0%
47
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Hitman 3 67
+0%
67
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 287
+0%
287
+0%
Metro Exodus 113
+0%
113
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 79
+0%
79
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110
+0%
110
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 214
+0%
214
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 37
+0%
37
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 49
+0%
49
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 98
+0%
98
+0%
Hitman 3 59
+0%
59
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 93
+0%
93
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95
+0%
95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 57
+0%
57
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 29
+0%
29
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 81
+0%
81
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
+0%
27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 34
+0%
34
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
+0%
24
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hitman 3 39
+0%
39
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 67
+0%
67
+0%
Metro Exodus 59
+0%
59
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 67
+0%
67
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 187
+0%
187
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 53
+0%
53
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hitman 3 21
+0%
21
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 63
+0%
63
+0%
Metro Exodus 44
+0%
44
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+0%
35
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 15
+0%
15
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 17
+0%
17
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50
+0%
50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 36
+0%
36
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+0%
12
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 26
+0%
26
+0%

This is how Quadro M5000 and GTX 1660 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 is 28% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 is 40% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 is 44% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.29 30.28
Recency 29 June 2015 14 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 120 Watt

Quadro M5000 has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1660, on the other hand, has a 24.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M5000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M5000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1660 is a desktop 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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