Quadro 5000 vs Radeon RX 560

In this comparison between Quadro 5000 and Radeon RX 560 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 5000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 560 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro 5000 Radeon RX 560
Power consumption (TDP) 152 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2.5 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 5000 has 102% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560.
  • Quadro 5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 560 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 662 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.
  • Quadro 5000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Quadro 5000 is 78 mm longer, than Radeon RX 560.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 4000 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 18−20
ultra / 1080p 5−6 10−12
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 21−24 35−40
medium / 1080p 12−14 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Quadro 5000.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5000 Radeon RX 560
Architecture Fermi GCN 4.0
Code name GF100 Polaris 21
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 23 February 2011 18 April 2017
Pipelines 352 1024
Core clock speed 513 MHz 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 1275 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 22.57 81.60
Floating-point performance 722.3 gflops 2,611 gflops
Length 248 mm 170 mm
Memory bus width 320 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120.0 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
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