Quadro M5000M vs Radeon R9 M375X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M5000M and Radeon R9 M375X, 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 M5000M stacks up against Radeon R9 M375X, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M5000M 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 M5000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M5000M Radeon R9 M375X
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro M5000M has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M375X.
  • Quadro M5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M375X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M5000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M375X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 37 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M375X.
  • Quadro M5000M and Radeon R9 M375X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 3875 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M375X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 9−10
ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 21−24
medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.

Full Specs

  Quadro M5000M Radeon R9 M375X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM204 Tropo
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 5 May 2015
Pipelines 1,536 640
Core clock speed 962 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 1051 MHz 1015 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 93.60 40.60
Floating-point performance 2,995 gflops 1,299 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 366 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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