Quadro K5200 vs Radeon R9 280

In this comparison between Quadro K5200 and Radeon R9 280 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 K5200 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 280 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro K5200 Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280 has 33% more power consumption, than Quadro K5200.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro K5200 has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K5200 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro K5200 and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280 is 8 mm longer, than Quadro K5200.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5200 is 4758 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
Quadro K5200 and Radeon R9 280 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5200 Radeon R9 280
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK110B Tahiti
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 22 July 2014 4 March 2014
Pipelines 2304 1792
Core clock speed 667 MHz
Boost Clock 771 MHz 933 MHz
Transistor count 7,080 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 148.0 104.5
Floating-point performance 3,553 gflops 3,344 gflops
Length 267 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.3 GB/s 240 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 3.5
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 226 Mh/s 408 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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