Quadro K5000 vs Radeon HD 7970M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 7970M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 7970M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Radeon HD 7970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M 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 7970M here:

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Main Specs

	Quadro K5000	Radeon HD 7970M
Power consumption (TDP)	122 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	4 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	No outputs
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Quadro K5000 has 22% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970M.
Quadro K5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Quadro K5000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970M.
Quadro K5000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M - in Laptops.
Quadro K5000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 144 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 7970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 600 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	20−22	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−12
QHD / 1440p	6−7	5−6
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	24−27	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p	30−35	27−30
ultra / 1080p	27−30	24−27
QHD / 1440p	10−12	9−10
4K / 2160p	7−8	6−7
low / 720p	65−70	60−65
medium / 1080p	35−40	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Battlefield 5 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 7970M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	230−240	220−230
medium / 768p	200−210	190−200
ultra / 1080p	110−120	110−120
QHD / 1440p	85−90	75−80
4K / 2160p	45−50	40−45
high / 768p	160−170	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 4% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	45−50
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	75−80	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Dota 2 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p	24−27	21−24
ultra / 1080p	21−24	20−22
QHD / 1440p	18−20	18−20
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
low / 720p	50−55	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Far Cry 5 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p	30−35	30−33
ultra / 1080p	24−27	21−24
QHD / 1440p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	120−130	110−120
medium / 1080p	70−75	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Fortnite is 8% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p	30−35	30−35
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
QHD / 1440p	12−14	12−14
4K / 2160p	12−14	12−14
low / 720p	65−70	60−65
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
medium / 768p	90−95	85−90
high / 1080p	40−45	35−40
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
QHD / 1440p	6−7	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 8% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	9−10
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Metro Exodus is 6% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	70−75	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−11	9−10
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
4K / 2160p	1−2	−
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p	70−75	65−70
medium / 768p	45−50	40−45
high / 1080p	24−27	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
high / 768p	55−60	55−60
Quadro K5000 and Radeon HD 7970M have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Quadro K5000	Radeon HD 7970M
Architecture	Kepler	GCN
Code name	GK104	Wimbledon XT
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	17 August 2012	1 May 2012
Pipelines	1536	1280
Core clock speed	706 MHz	850 MHz
Transistor count	3,540 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	90.37	68.00
Floating-point performance	2,169 gflops	2,176 gflops
Length	267 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
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	111 Mh/s	254 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	2.2 Mh/s
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Quadro K5000 vs Radeon HD 7970M

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