Quadro K5000 vs Radeon 550X

In this comparison between Quadro K5000 and Radeon 550X 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 K5000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon 550X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro K5000 Radeon 550X
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5000 has 144% more power consumption, than Radeon 550X.
  • Quadro K5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro K5000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 550X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K5000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon 550X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 550X is 376 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
  • Quadro K5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Quadro K5000 is 122 mm longer, than Radeon 550X.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 550X is 1600 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 7−8
ultra / 1080p 12−14 4−5
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 16−18
medium / 1080p 24−27 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Radeon 550X.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5000 Radeon 550X
Architecture Kepler GCN 4.0
Code name GK104 Lexa
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 17 August 2012 27 March 2019
Pipelines 1536 512
Core clock speed 706 MHz 1082 MHz
Boost Clock 1218 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 90.37 38.98
Floating-point performance 2,169 gflops
Length 267 mm 145 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5400 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 172.8 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 111 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
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