Radeon R7 240 vs Quadro M5000M

Place in performance ranking	287	811
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.13	0.16
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	GM204	Oland
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)	8 October 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$69
Current price	$468	$109 (1.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

M5000M has 4981% better value for money than R7 240.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1,536	320
Core clock speed	962 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1051 MHz	780 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	93.60	14.00
Floating-point performance	2,995 gflops	499.2 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M5000M and Radeon R7 240 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	N/A

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	72 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	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI	no data	+
DisplayPort support	no data	-
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	no data	-
CrossFire	no data	1
Enduro	no data	-
FreeSync	no data	1
HD3D	no data	-
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	-
ZeroCore	no data	-
DDMA audio	no data	+
Optimus	+	no data
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	no data
Mantle	no data	-
CUDA	5.2	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

M5000M 17.95
+667%

R7 240 2.34

Quadro M5000M outperforms Radeon R7 240 by 667% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

M5000M 6932
+668%

R7 240 903

Quadro M5000M outperforms Radeon R7 240 by 668% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

M5000M 9228
+656%

R7 240 1220

Quadro M5000M outperforms Radeon R7 240 by 656% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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

78
+680%

10−12

−680%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

210−220

+650%

27−30
−650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	260−270 +643%	35−40 −643%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	230−240 +667%	30−33 −667%
Battlefield 5	450−500 +663%	55−60 −663%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	270−280 +650%	35−40 −650%
Cyberpunk 2077	210−220 +650%	27−30 −650%
Far Cry 5	300−310 +614%	40−45 −614%
Far Cry New Dawn	350−400 +629%	45−50 −629%
Forza Horizon 4	600−650 +623%	80−85 −623%
Hitman 3	260−270 +643%	35−40 −643%
Horizon Zero Dawn	500−550 +604%	70−75 −604%
Metro Exodus	450−500 +650%	60−65 −650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	350−400 +600%	50−55 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	400−450 +590%	55−60 −590%
Watch Dogs: Legion	400−450 +614%	55−60 −614%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	260−270 +643%	35−40 −643%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	230−240 +667%	30−33 −667%
Battlefield 5	450−500 +663%	55−60 −663%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	270−280 +650%	35−40 −650%
Cyberpunk 2077	210−220 +650%	27−30 −650%
Far Cry 5	300−310 +614%	40−45 −614%
Far Cry New Dawn	350−400 +629%	45−50 −629%
Forza Horizon 4	600−650 +623%	80−85 −623%
Hitman 3	260−270 +643%	35−40 −643%
Horizon Zero Dawn	500−550 +604%	70−75 −604%
Metro Exodus	450−500 +650%	60−65 −650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	350−400 +600%	50−55 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	400−450 +590%	55−60 −590%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	500−550 +646%	67 −646%
Watch Dogs: Legion	400−450 +614%	55−60 −614%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	260−270 +643%	35−40 −643%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	230−240 +667%	30−33 −667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	270−280 +650%	35−40 −650%
Cyberpunk 2077	210−220 +650%	27−30 −650%
Far Cry 5	300−310 +614%	40−45 −614%
Forza Horizon 4	600−650 +623%	80−85 −623%
Horizon Zero Dawn	500−550 +604%	70−75 −604%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	400−450 +590%	55−60 −590%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	290−300 +663%	38 −663%
Watch Dogs: Legion	400−450 +614%	55−60 −614%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

350−400

+600%

50−55
−600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	260−270 +643%	35−40 −643%
Far Cry New Dawn	260−270 +643%	35−40 −643%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	130−140 +622%	18−20 −622%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +650%	16−18 −650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +639%	21−24 −639%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +650%	10−11 −650%
Far Cry 5	230−240 +667%	30−33 −667%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +643%	35−40 −643%
Hitman 3	160−170 +662%	21−24 −662%
Horizon Zero Dawn	280−290 +657%	35−40 −657%
Metro Exodus	250−260 +658%	30−35 −658%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	260−270 +643%	35−40 −643%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +650%	20−22 −650%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +650%	12−14 −650%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

230−240

+667%

30−33
−667%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	130−140 +622%	18−20 −622%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +631%	12−14 −631%
Hitman 3	95−100 +631%	12−14 −631%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +650%	20−22 −650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +650%	12−14 −650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +622%	18−20 −622%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +650%	10−11 −650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +622%	9−10 −622%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +622%	9−10 −622%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +650%	10−11 −650%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +650%	24−27 −650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +650%	20−22 −650%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +665%	16−18 −665%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +614%	7−8 −614%