Quadro K5000 vs Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU

In this comparison between Quadro K5000 and Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro K5000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU

Main Specs

  Quadro K5000 Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU has 145% more power consumption, than Quadro K5000.
  • Quadro K5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU has 12 GB more memory, than Quadro K5000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K5000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU - with GCN 5.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU is 694 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
  • Quadro K5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Both graphics cards are the same length of 267 mm.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 3696 MHz higher, than Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 50−55
ultra / 1080p 12−14 35−40
QHD / 1440p 6−7 27−30
4K / 2160p 5−6 16−18
low / 720p 35−40 80−85
medium / 1080p 24−27 60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 155% more, than Quadro K5000.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5000 Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU
Architecture Kepler GCN 5.0
Code name GK104 Vega 10
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 17 August 2012 27 June 2017
Pipelines 1536 4096
Core clock speed 706 MHz 1400 MHz
Boost Clock 1500 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 90.37 384.0
Floating-point performance 2,169 gflops
Length 267 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 2048 Bit
Memory clock speed 5400 MHz 1704 MHz
Memory bandwidth 172.8 GB/s 436.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.125
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 111 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
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