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    Quadro 5000M vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

    When choosing between Quadro 5000M and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Quadro 5000M and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
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    Quadro 5000M and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Quadro 5000M and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

    Quadro 5000M Laptops
    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro 5000M Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0)
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 100% more power consumption, than Quadro 5000M.
    • Quadro 5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
    • Quadro 5000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 445 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
    • Quadro 5000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 3600 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−11 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 21−24 60−65
    medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 215% more, than Quadro 5000M.

    Full Specs

      Quadro 5000M Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name Fermi Wimbledon XT
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 27 July 2010 1 May 2012
    Pipelines 320 2560
    Core clock speed 405 MHz 850 MHz
    Transistor count 3,100 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 16.20
    Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 2x 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    Laptop size large large
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