Quadro K5000 vs Radeon Sky 500

In this comparison between Quadro K5000 and Radeon Sky 500 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 Sky 500 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro K5000 Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 22% more power consumption, than Quadro K5000.
  • Quadro K5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K5000 and Radeon Sky 500 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K5000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 244 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
  • Quadro K5000 and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro K5000 is 25 mm longer, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 600 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.

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 Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than Quadro K5000.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5000 Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK104 Pitcairn
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 17 August 2012 27 March 2013
Pipelines 1536 1280
Core clock speed 706 MHz 950 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 90.37 76.00
Floating-point performance 2,169 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 267 mm 242 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5400 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 172.8 GB/s 154 GB/s
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
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 111 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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