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    Quadro M5000M vs Radeon HD 8970M

    In this comparison between Quadro M5000M and Radeon HD 8970M 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 M5000M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 8970M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Quadro M5000M and Radeon HD 8970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Quadro M5000M and Radeon HD 8970M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 M5000M or Radeon HD 8970M here:

    Quadro M5000M Laptops
    Radeon HD 8970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro M5000M Radeon HD 8970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Quadro M5000M has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8970M.
    • Quadro M5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 8970M - in Laptops.
    • Quadro M5000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 112 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.
    • Quadro M5000M and Radeon HD 8970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 6−7
    4K / 2160p 10−11 5−6
    low / 720p 60−65 35−40
    medium / 1080p 40−45 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.

    Full Specs

      Quadro M5000M Radeon HD 8970M
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name GM204 Neptune
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 15 May 2013
    Pipelines 1,536 1280
    Core clock speed 962 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1051 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 93.60 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,995 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.0 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA 5.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 366 Mh/s 273 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus +
    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
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