Quadro K5000 vs Radeon RX 5500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 5500 with Quadro K5000, including specs and performance data.
RX 5500 outperforms K5000 by a whopping 121% 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 | 300 | 504 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.28 |
| Power efficiency | 14.82 | 6.03 |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Navi 14 | GK104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 7 October 2019 (6 years ago) | 17 August 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1408 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 706 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1845 MHz | 706 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,400 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 122 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 162.4 | 90.37 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.196 TFLOPS | 2.169 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 88 | 128 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
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 4.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 180 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 172.8 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 (5.1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.45 | 9.69 |
| Recency | 7 October 2019 | 17 August 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 122 Watt |
RX 5500 has a 121% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 11% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K5000 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro K5000 is a workstation one.
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