Quadro K5000M vs Radeon HD 5870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K5000M 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 K5000M stacks up against Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.

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Quadro K5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K5000M 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 K5000M here:

Quadro K5000M Laptops

Main Specs

	Quadro K5000M	Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	188 Watt
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 88% more power consumption, than Quadro K5000M.
Quadro K5000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 5870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Quadro K5000M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Quadro K5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 5870 - in Desktops.
Quadro K5000M 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 K5000M.
Quadro K5000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 1800 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	10−12
ultra / 1080p	9−10	6−7
QHD / 1440p	4−5	1−2
4K / 2160p	4−5	−
low / 720p	30−35	24−27
medium / 1080p	20−22	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	24−27	18−20
ultra / 1080p	21−24	16−18
QHD / 1440p	9−10	1−2
4K / 2160p	6−7	−
low / 720p	55−60	35−40
medium / 1080p	27−30	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in Battlefield 5 is 47% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro K5000M and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	210−220	180−190
medium / 768p	180−190	150−160
ultra / 1080p	100−110	75−80
QHD / 1440p	55−60	45−50
4K / 2160p	30−35	30−33
high / 768p	140−150	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 21% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	40−45	30−35
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	110−120	95−100
medium / 768p	95−100	80−85
ultra / 1080p	65−70	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in Dota 2 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	12−14
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	6−7	5−6
low / 720p	40−45	30−33
medium / 1080p	21−24	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in Far Cry 5 is 40% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	24−27	20−22
ultra / 1080p	20−22	14−16
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	100−110	80−85
medium / 1080p	55−60	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in Fortnite is 33% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	27−30	18−20
ultra / 1080p	21−24	16−18
QHD / 1440p	10−11	5−6
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	55−60	40−45
medium / 1080p	30−35	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in Forza Horizon 4 is 42% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	90−95	70−75
medium / 768p	80−85	60−65
high / 1080p	30−35	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	9−10
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in Grand Theft Auto V is 34% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	10−11	7−8
ultra / 1080p	8−9	5−6
4K / 2160p	3−4	1−2
low / 720p	30−35	21−24
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in Metro Exodus is 55% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	−	95−100
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	21−24	20−22
ultra / 1080p	18−20	16−18
low / 720p	60−65	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 18% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	21−24
medium / 1080p	16−18	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 28% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	55−60	40−45
medium / 768p	35−40	24−27
high / 1080p	20−22	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−12	9−10
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 35% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
medium / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	27−30
high / 768p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in World of Tanks is 14% more, than Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

	Quadro K5000M	Radeon HD 5870
Architecture	Kepler	TeraScale 2
Code name	N14E-Q5	Cypress
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 June 2012	23 September 2009
Pipelines	1344	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	67.31	68.00
Floating-point performance	1,615 gflops	2,720.0 gflops
Length		282 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3000 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-
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	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	51 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
Optimus	+
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Quadro K5000M vs Radeon HD 5870

Quadro K5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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