Radeon RX Vega 10 vs Quadro K5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K5000 with Radeon RX Vega 10, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K5000
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
8.93
+145%

K5000 outperforms RX Vega 10 by a whopping 145% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking449694
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.66no data
Power efficiency5.8229.05
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGK104Raven
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date17 August 2012 (12 years ago)8 January 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores1536640
Core clock speed706 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1301 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate90.3752.04
Floating-point processing power2.169 TFLOPS1.665 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs12840

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 x16IGP
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1350 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth172.8 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 DisplayPortNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan+1.2.131
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.

Quadro K5000 8.93
+145%
RX Vega 10 3.65

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 3995
+144%
RX Vega 10 1634

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD40−45
+135%
17
−135%

Cost per frame, $

1080p62.48no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 19
+0%
19
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40
+0%
40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+0%
12
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 15
+0%
15
+0%
Battlefield 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 33
+0%
33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 12
+0%
12
+0%
Fortnite 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 17
+0%
17
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 13
+0%
13
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 15
+0%
15
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 9
+0%
9
+0%
Battlefield 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9
+0%
9
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 42
+0%
42
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+0%
5
+0%
Dota 2 32
+0%
32
+0%
Far Cry 5 11
+0%
11
+0%
Fortnite 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+0%
14
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 11
+0%
11
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
+0%
10
+0%
Metro Exodus 6
+0%
6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12
+0%
12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+0%
12
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Dota 2 29
+0%
29
+0%
Far Cry 5 10
+0%
10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+0%
8
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how Quadro K5000 and RX Vega 10 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro K5000 is 135% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.93 3.65
Recency 17 August 2012 8 January 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 10 Watt

Quadro K5000 has a 144.7% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 10, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1120% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 10 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K5000 is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 10 is a notebook one.

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