AMD Radeon RX 580 vs NVIDIA Quadro M5000

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 580 and NVIDIA Quadro M5000 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon RX 580

NVIDIA Quadro M5000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 46% higher core clock speed: 1257 MHz vs 861 MHz
Around 29% higher boost clock speed: 1340 MHz vs 1038 MHz
1451.9x more texture fill rate: 192.96 GTexel/s vs 132.9 GTexel / s
Around 13% higher pipelines: 2304 vs 2048
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 21% higher memory clock speed: 8000 MHz vs 6612 MHz
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 767 vs 660
Around 34% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 39544 vs 29561
Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 116.142 vs 99.169
Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 9.235 vs 7.899
Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 84.034 vs 53.364
Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 607.721 vs 498.551
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3349 vs 3324
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3349 vs 3324

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 April 2017 vs 29 June 2015
Core clock speed	1257 MHz vs 861 MHz
Boost clock speed	1340 MHz vs 1038 MHz
Texture fill rate	192.96 GTexel/s vs 132.9 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2304 vs 2048
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz vs 6612 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	767 vs 660
Geekbench - OpenCL	39544 vs 29561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	116.142 vs 99.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	9.235 vs 7.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	84.034 vs 53.364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	607.721 vs 498.551
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3695 vs 3677
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3349 vs 3324
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3695 vs 3677
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3349 vs 3324

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro M5000

685.8x better floating-point performance: 4,252 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9411 vs 8842
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1183.119 vs 1022.932
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12524 vs 11281
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12524 vs 11281

Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance	4,252 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	9411 vs 8842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1183.119 vs 1022.932
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	12524 vs 11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	12524 vs 11281

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 580
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro M5000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

8842

9411

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

767

660

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

39544

29561

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

116.142

99.169

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1022.932

1183.119

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9.235

7.899

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

84.034

53.364

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

607.721

498.551

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11281

12524

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3695

3677

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3324

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11281

12524

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3695

3677

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3324

Name	AMD Radeon RX 580	NVIDIA Quadro M5000
PassMark - G3D Mark	8842	9411
PassMark - G2D Mark	767	660
Geekbench - OpenCL	39544	29561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	116.142	99.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1022.932	1183.119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	9.235	7.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	84.034	53.364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	607.721	498.551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11281	12524
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3695	3677
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3349	3324
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11281	12524
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3695	3677
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3349	3324
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1005

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 580	NVIDIA Quadro M5000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	Maxwell 2.0
Code name	Polaris 20	GM204
Design	Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	18 April 2017	29 June 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$2,856.99
Place in performance rating	345	346
Price now	$169.99	$1,498
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	76.21	7.47
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1340 MHz	1038 MHz
Compute units	36
Core clock speed	1257 MHz	861 MHz
Floating-point performance	6.2 TFLOPs	4,252 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2304	2048
Pixel fill rate	42.88 GP/s
Render output units	32
Stream Processors	2304
Texture fill rate	192.96 GTexel/s	132.9 GTexel / s
Texture Units	144
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	5,700 million	5,200 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	DVI-I DP DP DP DP 3-pin Stereo, 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Multi-display synchronization		Quadro Sync
Number of simultaneous displays		4
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	267 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1 x 6-pin
SLI options		1
Width		2" (5.1 cm)
API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Shader Model		5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	256 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	6612 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	256 Bit
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready
3D Vision Pro
ECC (Error Correcting Code)
High-Performance Video I/O6
Mosaic
nView Desktop Management