Quadro 5000 vs Radeon R9 280X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 5000 and Radeon R9 280X, 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 5000 stacks up against Radeon R9 280X, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
Quadro 5000
Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP)
152 Watt
250 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 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
2.5 GB
3 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280X has 64% more power consumption, than Quadro 5000.
Quadro 5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 280X has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro 5000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
Quadro 5000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 280X is 27 mm longer, than Quadro 5000.
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
9−10
35−40
ultra / 1080p
5−6
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
21−24
60−65
medium / 1080p
12−14
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
16−18
55−60
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
30−35
100−110
medium / 1080p
16−18
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Battlefield 5 is 240% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
160−170
250−260
medium / 768p
130−140
220−230
ultra / 1080p
70−75
180−190
QHD / 1440p
40−45
110−120
4K / 2160p
30−33
70−75
high / 768p
100−110
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 94% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
medium / 768p
70−75
110−120
ultra / 1080p
45−50
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Dota 2 is 64% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
10−12
45−50
ultra / 1080p
10−11
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
4−5
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
80−85
medium / 1080p
12−14
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Far Cry 5 is 291% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
18−20
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
75−80
180−190
medium / 1080p
30−35
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Fortnite is 191% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
16−18
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
QHD / 1440p
4−5
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
35−40
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Forza Horizon 4 is 250% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
65−70
140−150
medium / 768p
55−60
120−130
high / 1080p
18−20
70−75
ultra / 1080p
8−9
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Grand Theft Auto V is 144% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
6−7
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
low / 720p
18−20
65−70
medium / 1080p
8−9
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Metro Exodus is 287% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
100−110
130−140
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Minecraft is 28% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
100−110
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 76% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
8−9
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
18−20
65−70
medium / 1080p
12−14
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 176% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
35−40
130−140
medium / 768p
21−24
85−90
high / 1080p
12−14
45−50
ultra / 1080p
8−9
24−27
4K / 2160p
7−8
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 264% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
50−55
high / 768p
40−45
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Quadro 5000.
Full Specs
Quadro 5000
Radeon R9 280X
Architecture
Fermi
GCN
Code name
GF100
Thaiti XTL
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
23 February 2011
8 October 2013
Pipelines
352
2048
Core clock speed
513 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
3,100 million
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
22.57
128.0
Floating-point performance
722.3 gflops
4,096 gflops
Length
248 mm
275 mm
Memory bus width
320 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
120.0 GB/s
288 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
+
CUDA
2.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.5 kh/s
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
66 Mh/s
494 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
285 Sol/s
AppAcceleration
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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