Quadro K5000 vs Radeon R9 M295X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K5000 and Radeon R9 M295X, 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 M295X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M295X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M295X 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 M295X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K5000 Radeon R9 M295X
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M295X has 104% more power consumption, than Quadro K5000.
  • Quadro K5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M295X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K5000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M295X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K5000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M295X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M295X is 17 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
  • Quadro K5000 and Radeon R9 M295X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

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 R9 M295X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than Quadro K5000.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5000 Radeon R9 M295X
Architecture Kepler GCN 3
Code name GK104 Tonga
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 17 August 2012 16 October 2014
Pipelines 1536 2048
Core clock speed 706 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 90.37 92.54
Floating-point performance 2,169 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 172.8 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) Not Listed
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 111 Mh/s 392 Mh/s
Laptop size large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
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