Quadro K5000 vs Radeon HD 8970M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M, 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 8970M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 8970M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 8970M 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 Radeon HD 8970M here:
Main Specs
Quadro K5000
Radeon HD 8970M
Power consumption (TDP)
122 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Quadro K5000 has 22% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 8970M.
Quadro K5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8970M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
Quadro K5000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8970M - in Laptops.
Quadro K5000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 144 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 600 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.
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
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
QHD / 1440p
6−7
6−7
4K / 2160p
5−6
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
24−27
24−27
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p
30−35
30−35
ultra / 1080p
27−30
27−30
QHD / 1440p
10−12
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
low / 720p
65−70
65−70
medium / 1080p
35−40
35−40
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
230−240
230−240
medium / 768p
200−210
200−210
ultra / 1080p
110−120
110−120
QHD / 1440p
85−90
85−90
4K / 2160p
45−50
45−50
high / 768p
160−170
160−170
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
50−55
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
75−80
75−80
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
24−27
24−27
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
QHD / 1440p
18−20
18−20
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
low / 720p
50−55
50−55
medium / 1080p
24−27
24−27
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p
30−35
30−35
ultra / 1080p
24−27
24−27
QHD / 1440p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
120−130
120−130
medium / 1080p
70−75
70−75
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p
30−35
30−35
ultra / 1080p
24−27
24−27
QHD / 1440p
12−14
12−14
4K / 2160p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
65−70
65−70
medium / 1080p
35−40
35−40
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
medium / 768p
90−95
90−95
high / 1080p
40−45
40−45
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
QHD / 1440p
6−7
6−7
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−11
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
16−18
16−18
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
70−75
70−75
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−11
QHD / 1440p
1−2
1−2
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
20−22
20−22
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
medium / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
24−27
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
4K / 2160p
8−9
8−9
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
Quadro K5000
Radeon HD 8970M
Architecture
Kepler
GCN
Code name
GK104
Neptune
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
17 August 2012
15 May 2013
Pipelines
1536
1280
Core clock speed
706 MHz
850 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
Transistor count
3,540 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
90.37
72.00
Floating-point performance
2,169 gflops
2,304 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5400 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
172.8 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
1.2.131
CUDA
3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
111 Mh/s
273 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
2.2 Mh/s
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