Quadro K5200 vs Radeon R7 260X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K5200 and Radeon R7 260X, 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 R7 260X, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  Quadro K5200 Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5200 has 30% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro K5200 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K5200 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
  • Quadro K5200 and Radeon R7 260X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro K5200 is 97 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than Radeon R7 260X.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5200 Radeon R7 260X
Architecture Kepler GCN 2.0
Code name GK110B Bonaire
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 22 July 2014 8 October 2013
Pipelines 2304 896
Core clock speed 667 MHz
Boost Clock 771 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 7,080 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 148.0 61.60
Floating-point performance 3,553 gflops 1,971 gflops
Length 267 mm 170 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.3 GB/s 104 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 3.5
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
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