Quadro 5000 vs Radeon HD 6990M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 5000 and Radeon HD 6990M, 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 5000 stacks up against Radeon HD 6990M, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 6990M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6990M 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 Radeon HD 6990M here:

Radeon HD 6990M Laptops

Main Specs

	Quadro 5000	Radeon HD 6990M
Power consumption (TDP)	152 Watt	100 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2.5 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	No outputs
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Quadro 5000 has 52% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6990M.
Quadro 5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6990M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Quadro 5000 and Radeon HD 6990M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Quadro 5000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6990M - in Laptops.
Quadro 5000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990M is 202 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.
Quadro 5000 and Radeon HD 6990M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro 5000 is 2100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	14−16
ultra / 1080p	5−6	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	21−24	30−33
medium / 1080p	12−14	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p	16−18	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	30−35	45−50
medium / 1080p	16−18	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Battlefield 5 is 40% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro 5000 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	160−170	200−210
medium / 768p	130−140	170−180
ultra / 1080p	70−75	90−95
QHD / 1440p	40−45	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	100−110	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 26% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	70−75	90−95
ultra / 1080p	45−50	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Dota 2 is 22% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p	10−12	16−18
ultra / 1080p	10−11	14−16
4K / 2160p	4−5	6−7
low / 720p	24−27	35−40
medium / 1080p	12−14	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Far Cry 5 is 58% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	12−14	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	75−80	95−100
medium / 1080p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Fortnite is 37% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
QHD / 1440p	4−5	8−9
low / 720p	35−40	50−55
medium / 1080p	18−20	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Forza Horizon 4 is 44% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p	65−70	80−85
medium / 768p	55−60	70−75
high / 1080p	18−20	27−30
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p	6−7	9−10
ultra / 1080p	4−5	7−8
4K / 2160p	1−2	2−3
low / 720p	18−20	27−30
medium / 1080p	8−9	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	90−95	100−110
medium / 1080p	95−100	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Minecraft is 10% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p	18−20	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	40−45	55−60
medium / 1080p	20−22	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 25% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p	35−40	50−55
medium / 768p	21−24	30−35
high / 1080p	12−14	18−20
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−11
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 41% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p	90−95	100−105
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	30−35
high / 768p	40−45	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in World of Tanks is 16% more, than Quadro 5000.

Full Specs

	Quadro 5000	Radeon HD 6990M
Architecture	Fermi	Terascale 2
Code name	GF100	Blackcomb XTX
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	23 February 2011	12 July 2011
Pipelines	352	1120
Core clock speed	513 MHz	715 MHz
Transistor count	3,100 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	22.57	40.04
Floating-point performance	722.3 gflops	1,601.6 gflops
Length	248 mm
Memory bus width	320 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3000 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	120.0 GB/s	115.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	66 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
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Quadro 5000 vs Radeon HD 6990M

Radeon HD 6990M is a Laptop Graphics Card

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