Quadro K5000M vs Radeon HD 4870

In this comparison between Quadro K5000M and Radeon HD 4870 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 K5000M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 4870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro K5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K5000M 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 Quadro K5000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K5000M Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4870 has 50% more power consumption, than Quadro K5000M.
  • Quadro K5000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K5000M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
  • Quadro K5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 4870 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K5000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 44 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000M.
  • Quadro K5000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 600 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 3−4
ultra / 1080p 9−10 1−2
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 20−22 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5000M Radeon HD 4870
Architecture Kepler TeraScale
Code name N14E-Q5 RV770
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 June 2012 25 June 2008
Pipelines 1344 800
Core clock speed 706 MHz 750 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 67.31 30.00
Floating-point performance 1,615 gflops 1,200.0 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3000 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 51 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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