ATI Radeon HD 5870 vs Quadro K5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K5000 with Radeon HD 5870, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K5000
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
10.36
+80.2%

K5000 outperforms ATI HD 5870 by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking440598
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.640.60
Power efficiency5.822.10
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGK104Cypress
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date17 August 2012 (12 years ago)23 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K5000 has 7% better value for money than ATI HD 5870.

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 cores15361600
Core clock speed706 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt188 Watt
Texture fill rate90.3768.00
Floating-point processing power2.169 TFLOPS2.72 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs12880

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 2.0 x16
Length267 mm282 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 6-pin

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 amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1350 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth172.8 GB/s153.6 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 Connectors2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA3.0-

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 K5000 10.36
+80.2%
ATI HD 5870 5.75

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 K5000 3991
+80.2%
ATI HD 5870 2215

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 10.36 5.75
Recency 17 August 2012 23 September 2009
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 188 Watt

Quadro K5000 has a 80.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 54.1% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K5000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 5870 is a desktop one.


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