Quadro 5000M vs Radeon R9 M395X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 5000M and Radeon R9 M395X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro 5000M stacks up against Radeon R9 M395X, check out specs charts below.

Quadro 5000M and Radeon R9 M395X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro 5000M and Radeon R9 M395X 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 R9 M395X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 5000M Radeon R9 M395X
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 250 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M395X has 150% more power consumption, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 5000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M395X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M395X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M395X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro 5000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M395X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M395X is 318 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 5000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M395X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M395X is 50 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 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 130% more, than Quadro 5000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5000M Radeon R9 M395X
Architecture Fermi GCN 3
Code name Fermi Amethyst XT
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 27 July 2010 16 October 2014
Pipelines 320 2048
Core clock speed 405 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 16.20 92.54
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 413 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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