Quadro CX vs Radeon Pro 5300M

In this comparison between Quadro CX and Radeon Pro 5300M 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 CX will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro 5300M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon Pro 5300M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 5300M 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 Pro 5300M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro CX Radeon Pro 5300M
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Quadro CX has 76% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 5300M.
  • Quadro CX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 5300M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro CX has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 5300M.
  • Quadro CX is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 5300M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro CX is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro 5300M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • Quadro CX is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 5300M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 5300M is 10400 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 10−12 60−65
medium / 1080p 2−3 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5300M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 840% more, than Quadro CX.

Full Specs

  Quadro CX Radeon Pro 5300M
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Navi / RDNA
Code name GT200B Navi 14
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 11 November 2008 13 November 2019
Pipelines 192 1280
Core clock speed 602 MHz
Boost Clock 1250 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 38.53 100.0
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 4.0 6.5
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 1.3
Laptop size medium sized
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