Quadro K5200 vs Radeon HD 6970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K5200 and Radeon HD 6970, 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 K5200 stacks up against Radeon HD 6970, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Quadro K5200	Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 266% more power consumption, than Quadro K5200.
Quadro K5200 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Quadro K5200 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro K5200 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
Quadro K5200 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Both graphics cards are the same length of 267 mm.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K5200 is 4633 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	14−16
ultra / 1080p	21−24	9−10
QHD / 1440p	16−18	3−4
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	30−35
medium / 1080p	40−45	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	55−60	24−27
ultra / 1080p	45−50	21−24
QHD / 1440p	35−40	7−8
4K / 2160p	18−20	5−6
low / 720p	100−110	50−55
medium / 1080p	60−65	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Battlefield 5 is 134% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	250−260	210−220
medium / 768p	220−230	180−190
ultra / 1080p	180−190	95−100
QHD / 1440p	110−120	50−55
4K / 2160p	70−75	30−33
high / 768p	210−220	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 46% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 768p	110−120	90−95
ultra / 1080p	100−110	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Dota 2 is 27% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	45−50	18−20
ultra / 1080p	40−45	16−18
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	14−16	6−7
low / 720p	80−85	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Far Cry 5 is 147% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	60−65	24−27
ultra / 1080p	45−50	18−20
QHD / 1440p	27−30	16−18
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	95−100
medium / 1080p	110−120	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Fortnite is 107% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	60−65	24−27
ultra / 1080p	45−50	20−22
QHD / 1440p	30−35	9−10
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	50−55
medium / 1080p	65−70	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Forza Horizon 4 is 133% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	140−150	85−90
medium / 768p	120−130	75−80
high / 1080p	70−75	30−33
ultra / 1080p	30−35	12−14
QHD / 1440p	21−24	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Grand Theft Auto V is 88% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	24−27	9−10
ultra / 1080p	20−22	7−8
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	2−3
low / 720p	65−70	27−30
medium / 1080p	30−35	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Metro Exodus is 158% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	130−140	110−120
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	120−130	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
low / 720p	100−110	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	16−18	9−10
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	27−30
medium / 1080p	35−40	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 111% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	130−140	55−60
medium / 768p	85−90	30−35
high / 1080p	45−50	18−20
ultra / 1080p	24−27	10−12
4K / 2160p	16−18	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 148% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	35−40
high / 768p	60−65	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in World of Tanks is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6970.

Full Specs

	Quadro K5200	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	Kepler	Terascale 2
Code name	GK110B	Cayman
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 July 2014	14 December 2010
Pipelines	2304	1536
Core clock speed	667 MHz
Boost Clock	771 MHz	880 MHz
Transistor count	7,080 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	148.0	84.48
Floating-point performance	3,553 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.3 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	3.5
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	226 Mh/s	273 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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Quadro K5200 vs Radeon HD 6970

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