Quadro M5000M vs Radeon HD 6990M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M5000M 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 M5000M stacks up against Radeon HD 6990M, check out specs charts below.
Quadro M5000M and Radeon HD 6990M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Quadro M5000M and Radeon HD 6990M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 6990M here:
Main Specs
Quadro M5000M
Radeon HD 6990M
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
Quadro M5000M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6990M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Quadro M5000M has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990M.
Quadro M5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6990M - in Laptops.
Quadro M5000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 247 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.
Quadro M5000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 4100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
14−16
ultra / 1080p
21−24
8−9
QHD / 1440p
16−18
3−4
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
30−33
medium / 1080p
40−45
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
high / 1080p
55−60
21−24
ultra / 1080p
45−50
18−20
QHD / 1440p
35−40
6−7
4K / 2160p
18−20
5−6
low / 720p
100−110
45−50
medium / 1080p
60−65
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Battlefield 5 is 157% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
low / 768p
250−260
200−210
medium / 768p
220−230
170−180
ultra / 1080p
180−190
90−95
QHD / 1440p
110−120
50−55
4K / 2160p
70−75
30−33
high / 768p
210−220
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
35−40
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
medium / 768p
110−120
90−95
ultra / 1080p
100−110
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Dota 2 is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
high / 1080p
45−50
16−18
ultra / 1080p
40−45
14−16
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
6−7
low / 720p
80−85
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Far Cry 5 is 147% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
high / 1080p
60−65
24−27
ultra / 1080p
45−50
18−20
QHD / 1440p
27−30
16−18
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
95−100
medium / 1080p
110−120
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Fortnite is 107% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
high / 1080p
60−65
24−27
ultra / 1080p
45−50
18−20
QHD / 1440p
30−35
8−9
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
50−55
medium / 1080p
65−70
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Forza Horizon 4 is 142% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
low / 768p
140−150
80−85
medium / 768p
120−130
70−75
high / 1080p
70−75
27−30
ultra / 1080p
30−35
10−12
QHD / 1440p
21−24
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Grand Theft Auto V is 102% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
high / 1080p
24−27
9−10
ultra / 1080p
20−22
7−8
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
2−3
low / 720p
65−70
27−30
medium / 1080p
30−35
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Metro Exodus is 158% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
low / 768p
130−140
110−120
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
120−130
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
100−110
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
high / 1080p
24−27
14−16
ultra / 1080p
16−18
9−10
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
27−30
medium / 1080p
35−40
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 111% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
low / 768p
130−140
50−55
medium / 768p
85−90
30−35
high / 1080p
45−50
18−20
ultra / 1080p
24−27
10−11
4K / 2160p
16−18
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 158% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
low / 768p
90−95
100−105
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
30−35
high / 768p
60−65
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
Full Specs
Quadro M5000M
Radeon HD 6990M
Architecture
Maxwell
Terascale 2
Code name
GM204
Blackcomb XTX
Type
Mobile workstation
Laptop
Release date
2 October 2015
12 July 2011
Pipelines
1,536
1120
Core clock speed
962 MHz
715 MHz
Boost Clock
1051 MHz
Transistor count
5,200 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
93.60
40.04
Floating-point performance
2,995 gflops
1,601.6 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160 GB/s
115.2 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
Laptop size
large
large
Optimus
+
Display Port
1.2
3D Vision Pro
+
Mosaic
+
nView Display Management
+
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