Quadro M5000M vs Radeon Sky 500

In this comparison between Quadro M5000M and Radeon Sky 500 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 Sky 500 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 50% more power consumption, than Quadro M5000M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro M5000M has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • Quadro M5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M5000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 12 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • Quadro M5000M and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
Quadro M5000M and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  Quadro M5000M Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM204 Pitcairn
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 27 March 2013
Pipelines 1,536 1280
Core clock speed 962 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1051 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 93.60 76.00
Floating-point performance 2,995 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 154 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
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 366 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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