Quadro 5000M vs Radeon E8860

In this comparison between Quadro 5000M and Radeon E8860 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 5000M will be the best choice, for others Radeon E8860 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro 5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 5000M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro 5000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 5000M Radeon E8860
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 37 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 5000M has 170% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
  • Quadro 5000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon E8860 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 5000M and Radeon E8860 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro 5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon E8860 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon E8860 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon E8860 is 170 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 5000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon E8860 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon E8860 is 3300 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 7−8
ultra / 1080p 6−7 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 18−20
medium / 1080p 12−14 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 30% more, than Radeon E8860.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5000M Radeon E8860
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name Fermi Venus
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 27 July 2010 25 January 2014
Pipelines 320 640
Core clock speed 405 MHz 575 MHz
Boost Clock 625 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 16.20 25.00
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops 800.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 48 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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