Quadro K5000 vs Radeon R9 270X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K5000 and Radeon R9 270X, 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 K5000 stacks up against Radeon R9 270X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Quadro K5000	Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	180 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270X has 47% more power consumption, than Quadro K5000.
Quadro K5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Quadro K5000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro K5000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
Quadro K5000 and Radeon R9 270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	20−22	24−27
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
QHD / 1440p	6−7	10−11
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	35−40	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 22% more, than Quadro K5000.
high / 1080p	30−35	40−45
ultra / 1080p	27−30	30−35
QHD / 1440p	10−12	18−20
4K / 2160p	7−8	10−12
low / 720p	65−70	80−85
medium / 1080p	35−40	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Battlefield 5 is 30% more, than Quadro K5000.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro K5000 and Radeon R9 270X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	230−240	240−250
medium / 768p	200−210	210−220
ultra / 1080p	110−120	140−150
QHD / 1440p	85−90	110−120
4K / 2160p	45−50	60−65
high / 768p	160−170	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than Quadro K5000.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	−
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Quadro K5000 and Radeon R9 270X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	75−80	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Dota 2 is 7% more, than Quadro K5000.
high / 1080p	24−27	30−35
ultra / 1080p	21−24	27−30
QHD / 1440p	18−20	21−24
4K / 2160p	7−8	10−11
low / 720p	50−55	60−65
medium / 1080p	24−27	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Far Cry 5 is 24% more, than Quadro K5000.
high / 1080p	30−35	40−45
ultra / 1080p	24−27	30−35
QHD / 1440p	14−16	18−20
low / 720p	120−130	140−150
medium / 1080p	70−75	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Fortnite is 20% more, than Quadro K5000.
high / 1080p	30−35	40−45
ultra / 1080p	24−27	30−35
QHD / 1440p	12−14	18−20
4K / 2160p	12−14	16−18
low / 720p	65−70	80−85
medium / 1080p	35−40	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 29% more, than Quadro K5000.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
medium / 768p	90−95	100−110
high / 1080p	40−45	50−55
ultra / 1080p	16−18	21−24
QHD / 1440p	6−7	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 17% more, than Quadro K5000.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	10−11	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	2−3	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	45−50
medium / 1080p	16−18	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than Quadro K5000.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
Quadro K5000 and Radeon R9 270X have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	70−75	80−85
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 8% more, than Quadro K5000.
high / 1080p	14−16	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−11	12−14
QHD / 1440p	1−2	4−5
4K / 2160p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	35−40	45−50
medium / 1080p	20−22	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 28% more, than Quadro K5000.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	55−60
high / 1080p	24−27	30−35
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
4K / 2160p	8−9	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 27% more, than Quadro K5000.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	45−50
high / 768p	55−60	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Quadro K5000.

Full Specs

	Quadro K5000	Radeon R9 270X
Architecture	Kepler	GCN
Code name	GK104	Curacao XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	17 August 2012	8 October 2013
Pipelines	1536	1280
Core clock speed	706 MHz
Boost Clock		1050 MHz
Transistor count	3,540 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	90.37	84.00
Floating-point performance	2,169 gflops	2,688 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	172.8 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	3.0
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	111 Mh/s	318 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	2.2 Mh/s	30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Quadro K5000 vs Radeon R9 270X

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