Quadro M5000M vs Radeon HD 6990

In this comparison between Quadro M5000M and Radeon HD 6990 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 HD 6990 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 HD 6990
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 375 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6990 has 275% more power consumption, than Quadro M5000M.
  • Quadro M5000M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6990 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M5000M has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990.
  • Quadro M5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6990 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M5000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6990 - with TeraScale 3.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 132 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990.
  • Quadro M5000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M5000M and Radeon HD 6990 is 5000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon HD 6990.

Full Specs

  Quadro M5000M Radeon HD 6990
Architecture Maxwell TeraScale 3
Code name GM204 Antilles
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 8 March 2011
Pipelines 1,536 1536
Core clock speed 962 MHz 830 MHz
Boost Clock 1051 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 93.60 79.68
Floating-point performance 2,995 gflops 2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length 295 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 366 Mh/s 265 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 24 Mh/s
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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