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    Quadro 5000M vs Radeon R9 290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 5000M and Radeon R9 290X. 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 5000M and Radeon R9 290X. 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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    Quadro 5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Quadro 5000M 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 Quadro 5000M here:

    Quadro 5000M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro 5000M Radeon R9 290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 290X has 150% more power consumption, than Quadro 5000M.
    • Quadro 5000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 290X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000M.
    • Quadro 5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
    • Quadro 5000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
    • Quadro 5000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 290X is 50 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−11 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 21−24 60−65
    medium / 1080p 12−14 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 230% more, than Quadro 5000M.

    Full Specs

      Quadro 5000M Radeon R9 290X
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name Fermi Hawaii XT
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 27 July 2010 24 October 2013
    Pipelines 320 2816
    Core clock speed 405 MHz
    Boost Clock 947 MHz
    Transistor count 3,100 million 6,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 16.20 176.0
    Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops 5,632 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 512 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 320 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 623 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 25.75 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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