Quadro M5000M vs Radeon R7 250

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M5000M and Radeon R7 250. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro M5000M and Radeon R7 250. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Quadro M5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M5000M 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 M5000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M5000M Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None N/A
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • Quadro M5000M has 33% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
  • Quadro M5000M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro M5000M has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250.
  • Quadro M5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M5000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
  • Quadro M5000M and Radeon R7 250 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 3850 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 14−16
medium / 1080p 40−45 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

  Quadro M5000M Radeon R7 250
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM204 Oland XT
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 1 October 2013
Pipelines 1,536 384
Core clock speed 962 MHz
Boost Clock 1051 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 93.60 25.20
Floating-point performance 2,995 gflops 716.8 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 366 Mh/s 117 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3 Mh/s
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
AppAcceleration +
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