Radeon HD 7850 vs Quadro M5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M5000 with Radeon HD 7850, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M5000
2015
8 GB 256-bit, 150 Watt
24.38
+144%

M5000 outperforms HD 7850 by a whopping 144% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking224447
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.042.80
Power efficiency11.735.56
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGM204Pitcairn
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date29 June 2015 (9 years ago)5 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,856.99 $249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro M5000 has 9% better value for money than HD 7850.

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 cores20481024
Core clock speed861 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1038 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate132.955.04
Floating-point processing power4.252 TFLOPS1.761 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs12864

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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 2.1 x16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm210 mm
Width2" (5.1 cm)2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options+-

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 type256 BitGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1653 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 211 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Syncno data
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+
ECC (Error Correcting Code)+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
High-Performance Video I/O6+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126+
CUDA5.2-

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 M5000 24.38
+144%
HD 7850 10.01

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 M5000 9409
+144%
HD 7850 3864

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 24.38 10.01
Recency 29 June 2015 5 March 2012
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 130 Watt

Quadro M5000 has a 143.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

HD 7850, on the other hand, has 15.4% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M5000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 7850 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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