The Quadro K5000 was an enthusiast-class professional graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on August 17th, 2012. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the GK104 graphics processor, the card supports DirectX 12. The GK104 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 294 mm² and 3,540 million transistors. It features 1536 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. NVIDIA has paired 4 GB GDDR5 memory with the Quadro K5000, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 706 MHz, memory is running at 1350 MHz (5.4 Gbps effective). Being a dual-slot card, the NVIDIA Quadro K5000 draws power from 1x 6-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 122 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1.2. Quadro K5000 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 267 mm in length, 111 mm in width, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 2499 US Dollars.