Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs Quadro M5000

Place in the ranking	230	660
Place by popularity	not in top-100	38
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.09	no data
Power efficiency	11.10	20.60
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	GM204	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	29 June 2015 (9 years ago)	26 October 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,856.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	512
Core clock speed	861 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	132.9	57.60
Floating-point processing power	4.252 TFLOPS	1.843 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	8
TMUs	128	32

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	IGP
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2" (5.1 cm)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	None
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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1653 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	Up to 211 GB/s	no data
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	No outputs
Number of simultaneous displays	4	no data
Multi-display synchronization	Quadro Sync	no data

Supported technologies

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

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	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
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 24.29
+439%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.51

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 9360
+439%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 1737

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	95−100 +428%	18 −428%
4K	40−45 +400%	8 −400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	30.07	no data
4K	71.42	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	15 +0%	15 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10 +0%	10 +0%
Battlefield 5	18 +0%	18 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +0%	10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +0%	9 +0%
Far Cry 5	18 +0%	18 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	18 +0%	18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	58 +0%	58 +0%
Hitman 3	9 +0%	9 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Metro Exodus	22 +0%	22 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16 +0%	16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +0%	19 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65 +0%	65 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30 +0%	30 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Battlefield 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +0%	10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +0%	6 +0%
Far Cry 5	10 +0%	10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	13 +0%	13 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	52 +0%	52 +0%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Metro Exodus	17 +0%	17 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10 +0%	10 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +0%	16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 +0%	31 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55 +0%	55 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +0%	8 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7 +0%	7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +0%	5 +0%
Far Cry 5	7 +0%	7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	23 +0%	23 +0%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	15 +0%	15 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14 +0%	14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 +0%	8 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Hitman 3	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

+0%

8−9

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4 +0%	4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9 +0%	9 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

+0%

5−6

+0%

This is how Quadro M5000 and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:

Quadro M5000 is 428% faster in 1080p
Quadro M5000 is 400% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.29	4.51
Recency	29 June 2015	26 October 2017
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	15 Watt

Quadro M5000 has a 438.6% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M5000 is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook one.

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