Quadro 7000 vs Radeon Sky 500

When choosing between Quadro 7000 and Radeon Sky 500, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Quadro 7000 and Radeon Sky 500.
Quadro 7000
Radeon Sky 500

Main Specs

  Quadro 7000 Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 1x DisplayPort
 
  • Quadro 7000 has 36% more power consumption, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • Quadro 7000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 7000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro 7000 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 299 MHz higher, than Quadro 7000.
  • Quadro 7000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro 7000 is 6 mm longer, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 1396 MHz higher, than Quadro 7000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Quadro 7000.

Full Specs

  Quadro 7000 Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name GF110 Pitcairn
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 2 May 2012 27 March 2013
Pipelines 512 1280
Core clock speed 651 MHz 950 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 41.66 76.00
Floating-point performance 1,332 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 248 mm 242 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3404 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 163.4 GB/s 154 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +