Quadro 5000M vs Radeon R7 A265

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 5000M and Radeon R7 A265. 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 R7 A265. 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 R7 A265
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro 5000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 A265 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro 5000M and Radeon R7 A265 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro 5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 A265 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 A265 is 320 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 5000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 A265 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 A265 is 600 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 1−2
ultra / 1080p 6−7 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 12−14
medium / 1080p 12−14 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5000M Radeon R7 A265
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name Fermi Opal
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 27 July 2010 9 January 2014
Pipelines 320 384
Core clock speed 405 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 825 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 16.20 19.80
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops 633.6 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 28.8 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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