Quadro 5000M vs Radeon Pro Vega 16

In this comparison between Quadro 5000M and Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Pro Vega 16 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro 5000M and Radeon Pro Vega 16 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro 5000M and Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Pro Vega 16 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 5000M Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro 5000M has 33% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.
  • Quadro 5000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro Vega 16 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Quadro 5000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
  • Quadro 5000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro Vega 16 is 1200 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 24−27
ultra / 1080p 6−7 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 Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 123% more, than Quadro 5000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5000M Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture Fermi Vega
Code name Fermi Vega Mobile
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 27 July 2010 15 November 2018
Pipelines 320 1024
Core clock speed 405 MHz
Boost Clock 1190 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 16.20 76.16
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 307.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
Laptop size large large
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