Quadro K5000 vs Radeon R7 260

In this comparison between Quadro K5000 and Radeon R7 260 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 R7 260 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro K5000 Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5000 has 6% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Quadro K5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K5000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K5000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Quadro K5000 and Radeon R7 260 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro K5000 is 97 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 3775 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 14−16
ultra / 1080p 12−14 8−9
QHD / 1440p 6−7 3−4
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 30−35
medium / 1080p 24−27 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon R7 260.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5000 Radeon R7 260
Architecture Kepler GCN 2.0
Code name GK104 Bonaire
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 17 August 2012 17 December 2013
Pipelines 1536 768
Core clock speed 706 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 90.37 48.00
Floating-point performance 2,169 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 267 mm 170 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5400 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 172.8 GB/s 104 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 111 Mh/s 240 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
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