Quadro K5000 vs Radeon HD 7950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 7950, 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 7950, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Quadro K5000	Radeon HD 7950
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7950 has 63% more power consumption, than Quadro K5000.
Quadro K5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Quadro K5000 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7950.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro K5000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7950 - with GCN 1.0.
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 7950 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Both graphics cards are the same length of 267 mm.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 4150 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	20−22	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	21−24
QHD / 1440p	6−7	16−18
4K / 2160p	5−6	10−11
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	24−27	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than Quadro K5000.
high / 1080p	30−35	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	45−50
QHD / 1440p	10−12	35−40
4K / 2160p	7−8	18−20
low / 720p	65−70	100−110
medium / 1080p	35−40	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Battlefield 5 is 80% more, than Quadro K5000.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 7950 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	230−240	250−260
medium / 768p	200−210	220−230
ultra / 1080p	110−120	180−190
QHD / 1440p	85−90	110−120
4K / 2160p	45−50	70−75
high / 768p	160−170	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 24% more, than Quadro K5000.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	−
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 7950 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	75−80	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Dota 2 is 12% more, than Quadro K5000.
high / 1080p	24−27	45−50
ultra / 1080p	21−24	40−45
QHD / 1440p	18−20	27−30
4K / 2160p	7−8	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	80−85
medium / 1080p	24−27	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Far Cry 5 is 72% more, than Quadro K5000.
high / 1080p	30−35	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	45−50
QHD / 1440p	14−16	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	120−130	180−190
medium / 1080p	70−75	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Fortnite is 61% more, than Quadro K5000.
high / 1080p	30−35	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	45−50
QHD / 1440p	12−14	30−35
4K / 2160p	12−14	24−27
low / 720p	65−70	100−110
medium / 1080p	35−40	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 80% more, than Quadro K5000.
low / 768p	100−110	140−150
medium / 768p	90−95	120−130
high / 1080p	40−45	70−75
ultra / 1080p	16−18	30−35
QHD / 1440p	6−7	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 51% more, than Quadro K5000.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	35−40	65−70
medium / 1080p	16−18	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Metro Exodus is 93% more, than Quadro K5000.
low / 768p	120−130	130−140
medium / 1080p	110−120	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Quadro K5000.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	70−75	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 31% more, than Quadro K5000.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	16−18
QHD / 1440p	1−2	10−11
4K / 2160p	1−2	7−8
low / 720p	35−40	65−70
medium / 1080p	20−22	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 92% more, than Quadro K5000.
low / 768p	70−75	130−140
medium / 768p	45−50	85−90
high / 1080p	24−27	45−50
ultra / 1080p	14−16	24−27
4K / 2160p	8−9	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 87% more, than Quadro K5000.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	50−55
high / 768p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Quadro K5000.

Full Specs

	Quadro K5000	Radeon HD 7950
Architecture	Kepler	GCN 1.0
Code name	GK104	Tahiti
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	17 August 2012	31 January 2012
Pipelines	1536	1792
Core clock speed	706 MHz
Boost Clock		1250 MHz
Transistor count	3,540 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	90.37	89.60
Floating-point performance	2,169 gflops	2,867 gflops
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	172.8 GB/s	240 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	3.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.56 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	111 Mh/s	381 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
PowerTune		+
ZeroCore		+
Design		reference
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
CrossFire		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.78 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	2.2 Mh/s	13.86 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		250 Sol/s
Compute units		28
AppAcceleration		+
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Quadro K5000 vs Radeon HD 7950

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