Quadro 5000 vs Radeon R7 260X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 5000 and Radeon R7 260X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro 5000 stacks up against Radeon R7 260X, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
Quadro 5000
Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP)
152 Watt
115 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2.5 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Quadro 5000 has 32% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260X.
Quadro 5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 260X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro 5000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
Quadro 5000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260X - by 28 nm process technology.
Quadro 5000 is 78 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260X.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
9−10
16−18
ultra / 1080p
5−6
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
30−35
50−55
medium / 1080p
16−18
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Battlefield 5 is 60% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro 5000 and Radeon R7 260X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
210−220
medium / 768p
130−140
180−190
ultra / 1080p
70−75
100−110
QHD / 1440p
40−45
55−60
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−35
high / 768p
100−110
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 35% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
medium / 768p
70−75
95−100
ultra / 1080p
45−50
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Dota 2 is 32% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
10−12
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−11
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
24−27
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Far Cry 5 is 75% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
75−80
100−110
medium / 1080p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Fortnite is 48% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
16−18
27−30
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
4−5
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
35−40
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Forza Horizon 4 is 66% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
65−70
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
75−80
high / 1080p
18−20
30−35
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Grand Theft Auto V is 36% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
6−7
10−11
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
18−20
30−35
medium / 1080p
8−9
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Metro Exodus is 62% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Minecraft is 8% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
40−45
55−60
medium / 1080p
20−22
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 29% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
30−33
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 38% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
35−40
55−60
medium / 768p
21−24
35−40
high / 1080p
12−14
20−22
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 58% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
35−40
high / 768p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in World of Tanks is 22% more, than Quadro 5000.
Full Specs
Quadro 5000
Radeon R7 260X
Architecture
Fermi
GCN 2.0
Code name
GF100
Bonaire
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
23 February 2011
8 October 2013
Pipelines
352
896
Core clock speed
513 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
3,100 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
22.57
61.60
Floating-point performance
722.3 gflops
1,971 gflops
Length
248 mm
170 mm
Memory bus width
320 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
120.0 GB/s
104 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
2.0
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
66 Mh/s
225 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
5.16 Mh/s
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