Quadro M5000 vs Radeon R9 Nano
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 Nano with Quadro M5000, including specs and performance data.
M5000 outperforms R9 Nano by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 268 | 244 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.70 | 3.24 |
| Power efficiency | 8.61 | 11.15 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Fiji | GM204 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 27 August 2015 (9 years ago) | 29 June 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $2,856.99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
R9 Nano has 45% 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 | 4096 | 2048 |
| Compute units | 64 | no data |
| Core clock speed | no data | 861 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1038 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8,900 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 175 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 256.0 | 132.9 |
| Floating-point processing power | 8.192 TFLOPS | 4.252 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 256 | 128 |
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 | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 152 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2" (5.1 cm) |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1 x 6-pin |
| SLI options | - | + |
| Bridgeless CrossFire | + | - |
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 | High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) | 256 Bit |
| High bandwidth memory (HBM) | + | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 1653 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 512 GB/s | Up to 211 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort |
| Number of simultaneous displays | no data | 4 |
| Multi-display synchronization | no data | Quadro Sync |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DisplayPort support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
| CrossFire | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| LiquidVR | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TressFX | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| 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 and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.1.126 |
| Mantle | + | - |
| 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.
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.
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 | 91
−9.9%
| 100−110
+9.9%
|
| 4K | 46
−8.7%
| 50−55
+8.7%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 7.13
+301%
| 28.57
−301%
|
| 4K | 14.11
+305%
| 57.14
−305%
|
- R9 Nano has 301% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- R9 Nano has 305% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
−9.2%
|
130−140
+9.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−2.3%
|
45−50
+2.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 40−45
−7.1%
|
45−50
+7.1%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
−5.9%
|
90−95
+5.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
−9.2%
|
130−140
+9.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−2.3%
|
45−50
+2.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
−7.1%
|
75−80
+7.1%
|
| Fortnite | 100−110
−2.8%
|
110−120
+2.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
−7.1%
|
90−95
+7.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 65−70
−6.1%
|
70−75
+6.1%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 40−45
−7.1%
|
45−50
+7.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
−7.6%
|
85−90
+7.6%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
−6.7%
|
160−170
+6.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
−5.9%
|
90−95
+5.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
−9.2%
|
130−140
+9.2%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 240−250
−8.3%
|
260−270
+8.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−2.3%
|
45−50
+2.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
−6.2%
|
120−130
+6.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
−7.1%
|
75−80
+7.1%
|
| Fortnite | 100−110
−2.8%
|
110−120
+2.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
−7.1%
|
90−95
+7.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 65−70
−6.1%
|
70−75
+6.1%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 75−80
−10.4%
|
85−90
+10.4%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 40−45
−7.1%
|
45−50
+7.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
−7.6%
|
85−90
+7.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 60−65
−8.3%
|
65−70
+8.3%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
−6.7%
|
160−170
+6.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
−5.9%
|
90−95
+5.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−2.3%
|
45−50
+2.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
−6.2%
|
120−130
+6.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
−7.1%
|
75−80
+7.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
−7.1%
|
90−95
+7.1%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 40−45
−7.1%
|
45−50
+7.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
−7.6%
|
85−90
+7.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 47
−6.4%
|
50−55
+6.4%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
−6.7%
|
160−170
+6.7%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 100−110
−2.8%
|
110−120
+2.8%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
−2.3%
|
45−50
+2.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
−8.1%
|
160−170
+8.1%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
+2.9%
|
35−40
−2.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
−9.8%
|
190−200
+9.8%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
−6.4%
|
200−210
+6.4%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−3.4%
|
60−65
+3.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22
−5%
|
21−24
+5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
−6.4%
|
50−55
+6.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
−3.8%
|
55−60
+3.8%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
−2.9%
|
35−40
+2.9%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 45−50
−4.2%
|
50−55
+4.2%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
−10.5%
|
21−24
+10.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
−5.3%
|
40−45
+5.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−9.2%
|
130−140
+9.2%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+3.3%
|
30−33
−3.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
−10.5%
|
21−24
+10.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 70−75
−7.1%
|
75−80
+7.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−4.3%
|
24−27
+4.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+2.9%
|
35−40
−2.9%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 21−24
−9.1%
|
24−27
+9.1%
|
This is how R9 Nano and Quadro M5000 compete in popular games:
- Quadro M5000 is 10% faster in 1080p
- Quadro M5000 is 9% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.99 | 21.08 |
| Recency | 27 August 2015 | 29 June 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 175 Watt | 150 Watt |
R9 Nano has an age advantage of 1 month.
Quadro M5000, on the other hand, has a 11% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 16.7% lower power consumption.
The Quadro M5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 Nano in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R9 Nano is a desktop card while Quadro M5000 is a workstation one.
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