Quadro 5000M vs Radeon HD 7730

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 5000M and Radeon HD 7730. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro 5000M and Radeon HD 7730. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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 HD 7730
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 47 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 5000M has 112% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7730.
  • Quadro 5000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 7730 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 5000M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7730.
  • Quadro 5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7730 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7730 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7730 is 395 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 5000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7730 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7730 is 3300 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 3−4
ultra / 1080p 6−7 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 14−16
medium / 1080p 12−14 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Radeon HD 7730.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5000M Radeon HD 7730
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name Fermi Cape Verde
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 27 July 2010 1 May 2013
Pipelines 320 384
Core clock speed 405 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 16.20 19.20
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops 614.4 gflops
Length 168 mm
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 +
Laptop size large
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