Radeon R9 290X vs Quadro M5000

Place in the ranking	233	291
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.21	4.86
Power efficiency	11.20	4.58
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code name	GM204	Hawaii
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	29 June 2015 (9 years ago)	24 October 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,856.99	$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 290X has 51% better value for money than Quadro M5000.

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 cores	2048	2816
Core clock speed	861 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	947 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	132.9	176.0
Floating-point processing power	4.252 TFLOPS	5.632 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	128	176

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 support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	275 mm
Width	2" (5.1 cm)	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-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 type	256 Bit	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1653 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 211 GB/s	320 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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 Connectors	1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displays	4	no data
Multi-display synchronization	Quadro Sync	no data
Eyefinity	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DisplayPort support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	+
CrossFire	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
HD3D	-	+
LiquidVR	-	+
TressFX	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
UVD	-	+
DDMA audio	no data	+
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.

DirectX	12	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	5.2	-

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 24.40
+26.4%

R9 290X 19.31

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 9380
+26.3%

R9 290X 7425

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 HD	100−110 +17.6%	85 −17.6%
4K	65−70 +25%	52 −25%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	28.57 −342%	6.46 +342%
4K	43.95 −316%	10.56 +316%

R9 290X has 342% lower cost per frame in 1080p
R9 290X has 316% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Elden Ring	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Valorant	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Dota 2	45 +0%	45 +0%
Elden Ring	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Fortnite	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	67 +0%	67 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
World of Tanks	280 +0%	280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Dota 2	136 +0%	136 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Valorant	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Elden Ring	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
World of Tanks	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Dota 2	52 +0%	52 +0%
Elden Ring	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	52 +0%	52 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	52 +0%	52 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	84 +0%	84 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Fortnite	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Valorant	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

This is how Quadro M5000 and R9 290X compete in popular games:

Quadro M5000 is 18% faster in 1080p
Quadro M5000 is 25% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.40	19.31
Recency	29 June 2015	24 October 2013
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	250 Watt

Quadro M5000 has a 26.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 290X in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M5000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R9 290X is a desktop one.

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