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    Quadro K5000 vs Radeon R9 M290X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K5000 and Radeon R9 M290X, 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 R9 M290X, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon R9 M290X is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R9 M290X 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 R9 M290X here:

    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro K5000 Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
    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 R9 M290X.
    • Quadro K5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro K5000 and Radeon R9 M290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Quadro K5000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • Quadro K5000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 144 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
    • Quadro K5000 and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 4200 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 4−5
    4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
    low / 720p 35−40 30−35
    medium / 1080p 24−27 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Full Specs

      Quadro K5000 Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name GK104 Neptune
    Type Workstation Laptop
    Release date 17 August 2012 7 January 2014
    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 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 172.8 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA 3.0
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 111 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
    Compute units 20
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