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NVIDIA Quadro K5000M

NVIDIA Quadro K5000M

The NVIDIA Quadro K5000M is a high-end, DirectX 11.1 compatible graphics card for mobile workstations. It is a Kepler-based GPU built on the GK104 chip (but using only 1366 shader cores) and is manufactured in 28nm at TSMC. The Quadro K5000M is built for the Intel Chief River generation (Ivy Bridge) and is the successor to the Fermi-based Quadro 5010M (Huron River platform). Usually 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory clocked at 750 MHz (3000 MHz effective) are used.

The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD or DCC. OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better than GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.

Architecture

The Kepler architecture is the successor to the Fermi architecture that first appeared in laptops with the GeForce 400M series. The GK104 Kepler core offers eight shader blocks, called SMX, that are clocked at the same speed as the central core. In the K5000M, 7 blocks are active leading to the 1366 CUDA cores. Although more shader cores are available in the Kepler architecture as compared to the Fermi design, the Kepler shaders are still expected to be up to twice as power efficient. However, due to the missing hot clock of the shader domain, two shaders of a Kepler chip offer similar performance to just one shader of a Fermi chip (as the latter is clocked twice as fast). 

PCIe 3.0 is now supported by the mobile Kepler series and an optional Turbo mode can automatically overclock the Nvidia card by a theoretical 15 percent if the laptop cooling system allows it. The implementation of this boost mode is done in the BIOS, but it is ultimately dependent upon the manufacturer of the laptop.

Performance

The performance is clearly above the level of the older Quadro 5010M. Compared to the GTX 680M, the clock rates are sligthly lower (depending on the manufacturer), placing the card between the 680M and the Fermi based GTX 675M. Nevertheless, most demanding games of 2012 will run fluently with maxed out details.

Features

The improved feature set now includes support for up to 4 active displays. Furthermore, high resolution monitors of up to 3840x2160 pixels can now be connected using DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 1.4a if available. HD-Audio codecs, such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, can be transmitted via bitstream mode through the HDMI port. However, as most laptops will feature Optimus, the integrated GPU will likely have direct control over the display ports and may limit the feature set available by the Nvidia Kepler cards.

Using CUDA or OpenCL 1.2, the cores of the Quadro K5000M can be used for general calculations.

The 5th generation PureVideo HD video processor (VP5) is also integrated in the GK107 core and offers hardware decoding of HD videos. Common codecs such as MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264 and VC1/WMV9 are fully supported up to 4K resolutions while VC1 and MPEG-4 are supported up to 1080p. Two streams can be decoded in parallel for features such as Picture-in-Picture. Another novelty is the inclusion of a dedicated video encoding engine similar to Intel QuickSync that can be accessed by the NVENC API.

The power consumption of the Quadro K5000M is rated at 100 Watt (TGP according to Nvidia) and is therefore suited for large notebooks with 17-inch displays or greater.

ManufacturerNVIDIA
Quadro K Series

Quadro K5000M 1344@706MHz

Quadro K4000M 960@600MHz

Quadro K3000M 576@654MHz

Quadro K2000M 384@745MHz

Quadro K1000M 192@850MHz

Quadro K500M 192@850MHz

CodenameN14E-Q5
ArchitectureKepler
Pipelines1344 - unified
Core Speed *706 MHz
Shader Speed *706 MHz
Memory Speed *3000 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory4096 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Current Consumption100 Watt
Transistors3540 Million
technology28 nm
FeaturesOptimus, PhysX, Verde Drivers, CUDA, OpenCL 1.2, 3D Vision, 3DTV Play
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement01.06.2012
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://www.nvidia.com/content/PDF/produc...
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
0% 100%
min: 4328     avg: 4992.2 (48%)     max: 5180 points
3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
0% 100%
min: 4879     avg: 4894 (44%)     max: 4910 points
...
GeForce GTX 560 Ti -18%
Radeon HD 6870 -14%
Quadro K5000M
GeForce GTX 480 2%
GeForce GTX 570 3%
GeForce GTX 580 24%
Radeon HD 7870 27%
...
0%
100%
3DMark Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 19269     avg: 20340.8 (55%)     max: 22235 Points
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 17929     avg: 18096.3 (49%)     max: 18271 Points
3DMark 06
0% 100%
min: 22348     avg: 23727.3 (80%)     max: 24595 Points
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 62.7     avg: 63 (42%)     max: 63.3 fps
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 19891     avg: 19920.5 (76%)     max: 19950 Points
SPECviewperf 11 - Catia 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 38.78     avg: 54.5 (79%)     max: 69.4 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Ensight 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 47.12     avg: 53.1 (90%)     max: 59.2 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Lightwave 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 44.87     avg: 59 (73%)     max: 80.7 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Maya 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 55.99     avg: 86.5 (77%)     max: 112.4 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Pro/ENGINEER 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 10.82     avg: 14.7 (86%)     max: 17.16 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - SolidWorks 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 37.1     avg: 49.8 (77%)     max: 64.7 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Tcvis 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 40.79     avg: 52.7 (88%)     max: 59.7 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Siemens NX 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 38.25     avg: 53.6 (85%)     max: 63.13 fps
Cinebench R11.5 - OpenGL 64Bit
0% 100%
min: 70.2     avg: 80.5 (91%)     max: 88.03 Points
Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 6810     avg: 6814 (63%)     max: 6818 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Graphics
0% 100%
min: 7.6     avg: 7.6 (96%)     max: 7.6 points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics
0% 100%
min: 7.6     avg: 7.6 (96%)     max: 7.6 points
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider (2013)
low:
222  fps      Compare
ultra:
16.9  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Crysis 3 (2013): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. - more...
World of Tanks v8
low:
109 112 ~ 111 fps      Compare
med.:
78  fps      Compare
high:
71  fps      Compare
ultra:
49 51 ~ 50 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Fifa 13 (2012): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. - more...
F1 2012
F1 2012 (2012)
low:
155  fps      Compare
ultra:
96  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Torchlight 2 (2012): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. - more...
Diablo III
Diablo III (2012)
low:
311 323 ~ 317 fps      Compare
med.:
232  fps      Compare
high:
209  fps      Compare
ultra:
129 134 ~ 132 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Risen 2: Dark Waters (2012): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. - more...
Anno 2070
Anno 2070 (2011)
low:
252 279 ~ 266 fps      Compare
med.:
121  fps      Compare
high:
78  fps      Compare
ultra:
39 40 ~ 40 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. - more...
Batman: Arkham City
low:
82  fps      Compare
ultra:
43  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Fifa 12 (2011): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. - more...
Total War: Shogun 2
Total War: Shogun 2 (2011)
low:
261.4 267 ~ 264 fps      Compare
med.:
85 111 ~ 98 fps      Compare
ultra:
37.9 40 ~ 39 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. - more...
StarCraft 2
StarCraft 2 (2010)
low:
271 302 ~ 287 fps      Compare
med.:
108  fps      Compare
high:
97  fps      Compare
ultra:
55 58 ~ 57 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Just Cause 2 (2010): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. - more...
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft (2005)
low:
102 402 ~ 252 fps      Compare
med.:
106 340 ~ 223 fps      Compare
high:
103 121 ~ 112 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Counter-Strike Source (2004): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. - more...

For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

Notebook reviews with NVIDIA Quadro K5000M graphics card

Dell Precision M6700: Intel Core i7 3940XM, 17.3", 3.8 kg
  Review » Review Update Dell Precision M6700 Notebook Nvidia Quadro K5000M

Schenker XIRIOS W712: Intel Xeon (Desktop) E5-2680, 17.3", 6 kg
  Review » Review Clevo P570WM Barebones Notebook

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Class 1
GeForce GTX 590
Radeon HD 7970
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
Radeon HD 7870
GeForce GTX 580
Radeon HD 6970
GeForce GTX 570
GeForce GTX 480
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Radeon HD 6870
Radeon HD 5850
Radeon HD 7770
Radeon HD 7770
GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Radeon HD 6790
Radeon HD 5770
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Class 2
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon HD 4850
Class 3
Radeon HD 5670
GeForce GT 240
GeForce GT 430
Radeon HD 5570
GeForce GT 220
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Class 4
Class 5
Radeon HD 4350
GeForce G 107M *
Chrome9HD *
PowerVR SGX554MP4 *
Mali-T604 *
Class 6
PowerVR SGX543MP4 *
Adreno 320 *
PowerVR SGX543MP3 *
PowerVR SGX543MP2 *
PowerVR SGX545
PowerVR SGX544 *
Adreno 305 *
Adreno 225 *
Vivante GC4000 *
Mali-400 MP4 *
VideoCore-IV *
Adreno 220 *
Vivante GC1000+ Dual-Core
Mali-400 MP2 *
PowerVR SGX540 *
Adreno 205 *
Adreno 203 *
GC800 *
PowerVR SGX535
PowerVR SGX531
PowerVR SGX530
Adreno 200 *
Mali-200 *
unknown *

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

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Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2013-01-17)