Quadro K5000 vs Radeon HD 5870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 5870, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro K5000 stacks up against Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Quadro K5000	Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	188 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 54% more power consumption, than Quadro K5000.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro K5000 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro K5000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 144 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
Quadro K5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5870 is 15 mm longer, than Quadro K5000.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 600 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	20−22	10−12
ultra / 1080p	12−14	6−7
QHD / 1440p	6−7	1−2
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	35−40	24−27
medium / 1080p	24−27	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 81% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	30−35	18−20
ultra / 1080p	27−30	16−18
QHD / 1440p	10−12	1−2
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	35−40
medium / 1080p	35−40	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Battlefield 5 is 84% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	230−240	180−190
medium / 768p	200−210	150−160
ultra / 1080p	110−120	75−80
QHD / 1440p	85−90	45−50
4K / 2160p	45−50	30−33
high / 768p	160−170	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 40% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	50−55	30−35
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	120−130	95−100
medium / 768p	100−110	80−85
ultra / 1080p	75−80	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Dota 2 is 32% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	21−24	12−14
QHD / 1440p	18−20	−
4K / 2160p	7−8	5−6
low / 720p	50−55	30−33
medium / 1080p	24−27	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Far Cry 5 is 73% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	30−35	20−22
ultra / 1080p	24−27	14−16
QHD / 1440p	14−16	−
low / 720p	120−130	80−85
medium / 1080p	70−75	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Fortnite is 61% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	30−35	18−20
ultra / 1080p	24−27	16−18
QHD / 1440p	12−14	5−6
4K / 2160p	12−14	−
low / 720p	65−70	40−45
medium / 1080p	35−40	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 66% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	100−110	70−75
medium / 768p	90−95	60−65
high / 1080p	40−45	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	9−10
QHD / 1440p	6−7	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 56% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	12−14	7−8
ultra / 1080p	10−11	5−6
4K / 2160p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	35−40	21−24
medium / 1080p	16−18	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Metro Exodus is 77% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	120−130	100−110
ultra / 1080p	−	95−100
medium / 1080p	110−120	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	70−75	45−50
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 20% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	8−9
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
4K / 2160p	1−2	−
low / 720p	35−40	21−24
medium / 1080p	20−22	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	70−75	40−45
medium / 768p	45−50	24−27
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	14−16	9−10
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 65% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	90−95	95−100
medium / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	40−45	27−30
high / 768p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

	Quadro K5000	Radeon HD 5870
Architecture	Kepler	TeraScale 2
Code name	GK104	Cypress
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	17 August 2012	23 September 2009
Pipelines	1536	1600
Core clock speed	706 MHz	850 MHz
Transistor count	3,540 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	90.37	68.00
Floating-point performance	2,169 gflops	2,720.0 gflops
Length	267 mm	282 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	172.8 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	3.0
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Quadro K5000 vs Radeon HD 5870

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