Quadro K5000 vs Radeon R9 M390X

In this comparison between Quadro K5000 and Radeon R9 M390X 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 K5000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M390X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R9 M390X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M390X 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 Radeon R9 M390X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K5000 Radeon R9 M390X
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K5000 has 22% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • Quadro K5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M390X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K5000 and Radeon R9 M390X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Quadro K5000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M390X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K5000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M390X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M390X is 17 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
  • Quadro K5000 and Radeon R9 M390X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 21−24
ultra / 1080p 12−14 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 8−9
4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 40−45
medium / 1080p 24−27 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than Quadro K5000.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5000 Radeon R9 M390X
Architecture Kepler GCN 3
Code name GK104 Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 17 August 2012 9 June 2015
Pipelines 1536 2048
Core clock speed 706 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 90.37 92.54
Floating-point performance 2,169 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 172.8 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 3.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 111 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
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