Radeon HD 8690M vs Quadro K5000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K5000M with Radeon HD 8690M, including specs and performance data.

K5000M
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
7.20
+182%

K5000M outperforms HD 8690M by a whopping 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking537818
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.16no data
Power efficiency4.99no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGK104Sun
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date7 August 2012 (12 years ago)1 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329.99 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 cores1344320
Core clock speed601 MHz775 MHz
Boost clock speedno data825 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno data
Texture fill rate67.3116.50
Floating-point processing power1.615 TFLOPS0.528 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs11220

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).

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x8

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed750 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s32 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA+-

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.

K5000M 7.20
+182%
HD 8690M 2.55

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.

K5000M 2778
+182%
HD 8690M 984

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

K5000M 4893
+206%
HD 8690M 1600

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

K5000M 2798
+131%
HD 8690M 1210

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

K5000M 23061
+191%
HD 8690M 7930

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 HD49
+227%
15
−227%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.73no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Battlefield 5 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+292%
12−14
−292%
Hitman 3 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+110%
20−22
−110%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+118%
10−12
−118%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+45.9%
35−40
−45.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Battlefield 5 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+292%
12−14
−292%
Hitman 3 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+110%
20−22
−110%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+118%
10−12
−118%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+45.9%
35−40
−45.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+292%
12−14
−292%
Hitman 3 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+110%
20−22
−110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+118%
10−12
−118%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+45.9%
35−40
−45.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+189%
9−10
−189%
Hitman 3 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+207%
14−16
−207%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Hitman 3 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

This is how K5000M and HD 8690M compete in popular games:

  • K5000M is 227% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the K5000M is 900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, K5000M surpassed HD 8690M in all 57 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.20 2.55
Recency 7 August 2012 1 March 2013
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB

K5000M has a 182.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

HD 8690M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months.

The Quadro K5000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8690M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K5000M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon HD 8690M is a mobile workstation 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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NVIDIA Quadro K5000M
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