Quadro M5000M vs Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

In this comparison between Quadro M5000M and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri 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 R7 384 Cores Kaveri will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

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 384 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Quadro M5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M5000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 242 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
  • Quadro M5000M and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 7−8
ultra / 1080p 21−24 4−5
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 18−20
medium / 1080p 40−45 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.

Full Specs

  Quadro M5000M Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM204 Kaveri Spectre
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 14 January 2014
Pipelines 1,536 384
Core clock speed 962 MHz 720 MHz
Boost Clock 1051 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 93.60
Floating-point performance 2,995 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s
Shared memory - +
DirectX 12 DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 366 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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