Radeon HD 7730 vs Quadro 5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 5000 with Radeon HD 7730, including specs and performance data.

Quadro 5000
2011
2.5 GB GDDR5, 152 Watt
5.02
+62.5%

5000 outperforms HD 7730 by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking630762
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.150.16
Power efficiency2.264.51
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGF100Cape Verde
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date23 February 2011 (13 years ago)1 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 $59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7730 has 7% better value for money than Quadro 5000.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores352384
Core clock speed513 MHz800 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)152 Watt47 Watt
Texture fill rate22.5719.20
Floating-point processing power0.7223 TFLOPS0.6144 TFLOPS
ROPs408
TMUs4424

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length248 mm168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2.5 GB1 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed750 MHz1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth120.0 GB/s72 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.0-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Quadro 5000 5.02
+62.5%
HD 7730 3.09

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Quadro 5000 1934
+62.2%
HD 7730 1192

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.02 3.09
Recency 23 February 2011 1 May 2013
Maximum RAM amount 2.5 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 152 Watt 47 Watt

Quadro 5000 has a 62.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount.

HD 7730, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 223.4% lower power consumption.

The Quadro 5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7730 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 5000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 7730 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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