Quadro K5000 vs Radeon HD 5970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 5970, 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 K5000 stacks up against Radeon HD 5970, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 5970
Main Specs
Quadro K5000
Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP)
122 Watt
294 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5970 has 140% more power consumption, than Quadro K5000.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro K5000 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro K5000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 19 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
Quadro K5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5970 is 38 mm longer, than Quadro K5000.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 1400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
20−22
10−12
ultra / 1080p
12−14
6−7
QHD / 1440p
6−7
1−2
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
35−40
24−27
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 81% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
30−35
18−20
ultra / 1080p
27−30
16−18
QHD / 1440p
10−12
1−2
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
35−40
medium / 1080p
35−40
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Battlefield 5 is 84% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
230−240
180−190
medium / 768p
200−210
150−160
ultra / 1080p
110−120
75−80
QHD / 1440p
85−90
45−50
4K / 2160p
45−50
30−33
high / 768p
160−170
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 40% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
30−33
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
120−130
95−100
medium / 768p
100−110
80−85
ultra / 1080p
75−80
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Dota 2 is 32% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
24−27
12−14
ultra / 1080p
21−24
12−14
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
7−8
5−6
low / 720p
50−55
30−33
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Far Cry 5 is 73% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
30−35
20−22
ultra / 1080p
24−27
14−16
QHD / 1440p
14−16
−
low / 720p
120−130
80−85
medium / 1080p
70−75
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Fortnite is 61% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
30−35
18−20
ultra / 1080p
24−27
16−18
QHD / 1440p
12−14
5−6
4K / 2160p
12−14
−
low / 720p
65−70
40−45
medium / 1080p
35−40
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 66% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
100−110
70−75
medium / 768p
90−95
60−65
high / 1080p
40−45
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
9−10
QHD / 1440p
6−7
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 56% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
12−14
7−8
ultra / 1080p
10−11
5−6
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
21−24
medium / 1080p
16−18
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Metro Exodus is 77% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
95−100
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−105
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Minecraft is 16% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
70−75
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 20% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
8−9
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
35−40
21−24
medium / 1080p
20−22
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
70−75
40−45
medium / 768p
45−50
24−27
high / 1080p
24−27
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
8−9
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 73% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
27−30
high / 768p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
Full Specs
Quadro K5000
Radeon HD 5970
Architecture
Kepler
TeraScale 2
Code name
GK104
Hemlock
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
17 August 2012
18 November 2009
Pipelines
1536
1600
Core clock speed
706 MHz
725 MHz
Transistor count
3,540 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
90.37
58.00
Floating-point performance
2,169 gflops
2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length
267 mm
305 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5400 MHz
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
172.8 GB/s
128.0 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
111 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
2.2 Mh/s
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