Quadro 5000 vs Radeon HD 7870

In this comparison between Quadro 5000 and Radeon HD 7870 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro 5000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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Main Specs

	Quadro 5000	Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	152 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2.5 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7870 has 15% more power consumption, than Quadro 5000.
Quadro 5000 and Radeon HD 7870 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro 5000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 487 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.
Quadro 5000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 1800 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	21−24	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 141% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	30−35	75−80
medium / 1080p	16−18	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 135% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p	160−170	240−250
medium / 768p	130−140	210−220
ultra / 1080p	70−75	130−140
QHD / 1440p	40−45	100−110
4K / 2160p	30−33	60−65
high / 768p	100−110	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 72% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
medium / 768p	70−75	110−120
ultra / 1080p	45−50	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 55% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p	10−12	30−33
ultra / 1080p	10−11	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	4−5	9−10
low / 720p	24−27	60−65
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 166% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p	18−20	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−33
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	75−80	130−140
medium / 1080p	30−35	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 102% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p	16−18	40−45
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−33
QHD / 1440p	4−5	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	75−80
medium / 1080p	18−20	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 138% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p	65−70	110−120
medium / 768p	55−60	100−110
high / 1080p	18−20	45−50
ultra / 1080p	8−9	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 89% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p	6−7	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	1−2	4−5
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	8−9	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 150% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	75−80
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 42% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 92% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p	35−40	85−90
medium / 768p	21−24	50−55
high / 1080p	12−14	30−33
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
4K / 2160p	7−8	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 129% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	45−50
high / 768p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 22% more, than Quadro 5000.

Full Specs

	Quadro 5000	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	GF100	Pitcairn XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	23 February 2011	5 March 2012
Pipelines	352	1280
Core clock speed	513 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	3,100 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	22.57
Floating-point performance	722.3 gflops
Length	248 mm
Memory bus width	320 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3000 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	120.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.1
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	2.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	66 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		145 Sol/s
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Quadro 5000 vs Radeon HD 7870

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