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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 1344 shader cores) and is manufactured in 28nm by 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 K5100M (compare) 1536 @ 771 MHz256 Bit @ 3600 MHz
Quadro K5000M 1344 @ 706 MHz256 Bit @ 3000 MHz
Quadro K4100M (compare) 1152 @ 706 MHz256 Bit @ 3200 MHz
Quadro K4000M (compare) 960 @ 600 MHz256 Bit @ 2800 MHz
Quadro K3100M (compare) 768 @ 706 MHz256 Bit @ 3200 MHz
Quadro K3000M (compare) 576 @ 654 MHz256 Bit @ 2800 MHz
Quadro K2100M (compare) 576 @ 667 MHz128 Bit @ 3000 MHz
Quadro K1100M (compare) 384 @ 705 MHz128 Bit @ 2800 MHz
Quadro K620M (compare) 384 @ 1029 - 1124 (Boost) MHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
Quadro K2000M (compare) 384 @ 745 MHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Quadro K1000M (compare) 192 @ 850 MHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Quadro K610M (compare) 192 @ 954 MHz64 Bit @ 2600 MHz
Quadro K510M (compare) 192 @ 846 MHz64 Bit @ 2400 MHz
Quadro K500M (compare) 192 @ 850 MHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
CodenameN14E-Q5
ArchitectureKepler
Pipelines1344 - unified
Core Speed706 MHz
Memory Speed3000 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory4096 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Transistor Count3540 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...

Benchmarks

3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720
min: 15362     avg: 16890     median: 16890 (34%)     max: 18418 Points
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720
min: 22700     avg: 23060.5     median: 23060.5 (12%)     max: 23421 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080
min: 2724     avg: 2735     median: 2735 (10%)     max: 2746 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080
min: 2788     avg: 2797.5     median: 2797.5 (7%)     max: 2807 Points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720
min: 124816     avg: 155946     median: 155946 (21%)     max: 187077 Points
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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
min: 4328     avg: 4992.2     median: 5152 (17%)     max: 5180 points
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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
min: 4879     avg: 4894     median: 4893 (10%)     max: 4910 points
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3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +
P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - DX 11, Normal Tessellation, High Shaders 1920x1080
min: 47     avg: 47.5     median: 47.5 (18%)     max: 47.9 fps
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024
min: 62.7     avg: 63     median: 63 (28%)     max: 63.3 fps
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SPECviewperf 11
Siemens NX 1920x1080 +
Tcvis 1920x1080 +
SolidWorks 1920x1080 +
Pro/ENGINEER 1920x1080 +
Maya 1920x1080 +
Lightwave 1920x1080 +
Ensight 1920x1080 +
Catia 1920x1080 +
Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics
7.6 points (96%)
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Graphics
7.6 points (96%)
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Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room GPUs-only
min: 137     avg: 220.5     median: 220.5 (4%)     max: 304 Samples/s
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala GPUs-only
min: 138     avg: 219.5     median: 219.5 (2%)     max: 301 Samples/s
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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 1024x768
222  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
16.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
World of Tanks v8

World of Tanks v8

2012
low 1024x768
109 112 ~ 111 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
78  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
71  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
49 51 ~ 50 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
F1 2012

F1 2012

2012
low 1024x768
155  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
96  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Diablo III

Diablo III

2012
low 1024x768
311 323 ~ 317 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
232  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
209  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
129 134 ~ 132 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
252 279 ~ 266 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
121  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
78  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
39 40 ~ 40 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Batman: Arkham City

Batman: Arkham City

2011
low 1024x768
82  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
43  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Total War: Shogun 2

Total War: Shogun 2

2011
low 1024x768
261.4 267 ~ 264 fps    + Compare
med. 1280x720
85 111 ~ 98 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
37.9 40 ~ 39 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
StarCraft 2

StarCraft 2

2010
low 1024x768
271 302 ~ 287 fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
108  fps    + Compare