AMD Radeon 880M vs NVIDIA Quadro 5000 Comparison

The AMD Radeon 880M and NVIDIA Quadro 5000 represent two very different eras of graphics hardware. The 880M is a modern integrated processor from AMD’s Strix Point lineup, built for mobile devices, while the Quadro 5000 is a professional workstation card from NVIDIA’s Fermi generation, now end-of-life. The data in the database shows a single shared benchmark, Geekbench OpenCL, where the AMD part dominates.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only direct comparison available in the database is the Geekbench OpenCL test. In this test, the AMD Radeon 880M scores 31,285 points, while the NVIDIA Quadro 5000 scores 7,289 points. This results in a delta of 329.2 percent in favor of the AMD Radeon 880M. To put that in perspective, the Quadro 5000 would need to more than quadruple its score to match the 880M. This is not a marginal victory; the integrated AMD solution outperforms the older professional card by a wide margin in this compute-oriented workload.

Looking at the broader benchmark context, the AMD Radeon 880M’s average benchmark score across all recorded tests is 8,436. This places it in the 43rd percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX with an average score of 8,427 (a delta of 0.1 percent), the NVIDIA GeForce MX330 at 8,458 (delta of -0.3 percent), and the AMD Radeon HD 8870M at 8,462 (delta of -0.3 percent). The 880M is essentially tied with these older discrete mobile parts, sitting slightly above the GTX 675MX and slightly below the MX330 and HD 8870M. It also sits 1.3 percent above the AMD Radeon R9 M375X, which scores 8,325.

The NVIDIA Quadro 5000, by contrast, has an average benchmark score of 7,289, placing it in the 40th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 at 7,222 (delta of 0.9 percent), the AMD Radeon Vega 8 Mobile at 7,203 (delta of 1.2 percent), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE at 7,171 (delta of 1.6 percent), and the Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 at 7,170 (delta of 1.7 percent). The Quadro 5000 is marginally ahead of all four of these rivals, but the differences are small, ranging from 0.9 to 1.7 percent. This suggests the Quadro 5000 sits in a performance tier that is competitive with mid-range GPUs from its era and even some later integrated graphics.

The gap between the two cards in the head-to-head test is stark. The 880M’s 31,285 OpenCL score is not just higher; it is a completely different performance class. The Quadro 5000’s 7,289 score is roughly 23 percent of the 880M’s result. In practical terms, any OpenCL compute workload would complete dramatically faster on the AMD part. The database records only one head-to-head test, and the AMD Radeon 880M wins that test outright. There are no recorded tests where the Quadro 5000 comes out ahead.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two GPUs is enormous, reflecting over a decade of semiconductor advancement. The AMD Radeon 880M is built on the RDNA 3.5 architecture, using a chip codenamed Strix Point. It is manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC. The NVIDIA Quadro 5000 uses the Fermi architecture with a GF100 chip, fabricated on a 40 nm process, also at TSMC. The process node difference alone is significant: 4 nm versus 40 nm means the AMD part uses transistors that are an order of magnitude smaller in feature size.

Transistor counts reflect this generational leap. The AMD Radeon 880M packs 34,000 million transistors onto a die size of 233 mm². This yields a transistor density of 145.9 million transistors per square millimeter. The NVIDIA Quadro 5000 has 3,100 million transistors on a much larger die of 529 mm², giving it a density of just 5.9 million transistors per square millimeter. The AMD part achieves roughly 25 times the transistor density of the NVIDIA card, which is a direct consequence of the newer manufacturing process.

The memory subsystems are fundamentally different. The AMD Radeon 880M uses system shared memory, meaning its memory size, type, and bus width are all listed as system dependent. Its memory bandwidth is also system dependent. The NVIDIA Quadro 5000 has a dedicated 2.5 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 320-bit bus, providing 120.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock for the Quadro 5000 is 750 MHz, with 3 Gbps effective data rate. While the 880M’s memory performance depends entirely on the host system’s RAM, the Quadro 5000’s dedicated memory offers a fixed and predictable bandwidth figure.

Shader and compute resources differ substantially. The AMD Radeon 880M has 768 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 16 render output units. It also includes 12 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA Quadro 5000 has 352 shading units, 44 TMUs, and 40 ROPs. It has no ray tracing cores. The 880M’s pixel rate is 46.40 GPixel/s, and its texture rate is 139.2 GTexel/s. The Quadro 5000’s pixel rate is 11.29 GPixel/s, and its texture rate is 22.57 GTexel/s. The AMD part is roughly 4 times faster in pixel throughput and over 6 times faster in texture throughput.

Compute performance follows the same pattern. The AMD Radeon 880M delivers 4.454 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and the same 4.454 TFLOPS for FP16, at a 1:1 ratio. The NVIDIA Quadro 5000 delivers 722.3 GFLOPS of FP32 and has no listed FP16 capability. The 880M is about 6.2 times faster in FP32 compute. Clock speeds also differ: the 880M has a base clock of 400 MHz and a boost clock of 2900 MHz, while the Quadro 5000 has no listed base or boost clocks.

API support is another differentiator. The AMD Radeon 880M supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA Quadro 5000 supports DirectX 12 (11_0) and OpenGL 4.6, but has no Vulkan support listed. The 880M’s DirectX 12 Ultimate feature set includes modern capabilities like ray tracing, which the Quadro 5000 cannot handle. Power consumption is also wildly different: the 880M has a TDP of 15 W, while the Quadro 5000 has a TDP of 152 W. The 880M is an integrated graphics processor with no power connectors, while the Quadro 5000 is a dual-slot card requiring a single 6-pin power connector and a suggested PSU of 450 W.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher OpenCL score?

A: The AMD Radeon 880M scores 31,285 in Geekbench OpenCL, while the NVIDIA Quadro 5000 scores 7,289. The 880M is 329.2 percent faster in this test.

Q: How do the two GPUs compare in transistor density?

A: The AMD Radeon 880M has a transistor density of 145.9 million transistors per mm², while the NVIDIA Quadro 5000 has a density of 5.9 million transistors per mm².

Q: Does the NVIDIA Quadro 5000 support ray tracing?

A: No, the Quadro 5000 has no ray tracing cores. The AMD Radeon 880M includes 12 ray tracing cores.

Q: What memory configuration does each GPU use?

A: The AMD Radeon 880M uses system shared memory with a system dependent bandwidth. The NVIDIA Quadro 5000 has 2.5 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 320-bit bus with 120.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU has a higher FP32 compute performance?

A: The AMD Radeon 880M delivers 4.454 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, compared to the NVIDIA Quadro 5000’s 722.3 GFLOPS.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The AMD Radeon 880M has a TDP of 15 W, while the NVIDIA Quadro 5000 has a TDP of 152 W.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous. The AMD Radeon 880M outperforms the NVIDIA Quadro 5000 in the only shared benchmark, with a 329.2 percent lead in Geekbench OpenCL. It also has far superior specifications in almost every category: higher shading unit count, more TMUs, ray tracing support, higher pixel and texture rates, more than 6 times the FP32 compute, and a dramatically more advanced manufacturing process. The 880M achieves this with a TDP of just 15 W, compared to the Quadro 5000’s 152 W.

For any workload that relies on compute performance, modern API features, or energy efficiency, the AMD Radeon 880M is the clear choice. Its 43rd percentile ranking among all GPUs is higher than the Quadro 5000’s 40th percentile, and its average benchmark score of 8,436 exceeds the Quadro 5000’s 7,289. The 880M is also an active production product, while the Quadro 5000 is end-of-life.

The NVIDIA Quadro 5000 does have some advantages. It offers dedicated 2.5 GB of GDDR5 memory with a fixed 120.0 GB/s bandwidth, which may be preferable in systems where system memory is limited or shared memory performance is poor. It also has more ROPs, 40 versus 16, which could benefit certain rasterization workloads. Its 248 mm length and dual-slot design are standard for a workstation card of its generation. However, these advantages are largely overshadowed by the 880M’s massive compute lead and modern feature set.

Users who need a professional workstation card with dedicated memory and a specific form factor might still consider the Quadro 5000, but the database shows it is far behind the 880M in raw performance. The 880M is better suited for modern applications that leverage DirectX 12 Ultimate, Vulkan, or OpenCL compute. The Quadro 5000, with its Fermi architecture and lack of Vulkan support, is limited to older workloads. The verdict is decisive: the AMD Radeon 880M is the superior GPU in nearly every measured aspect.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon 880M | NVIDIA Quadro 5000 |

| --- | --- | --- |

| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 | Fermi |

| Chip | Strix Point | GF100 |

| Process Node | 4 nm | 40 nm |

| Transistors | 34,000 million | 3,100 million |

| Die Size | 233 mm² | 529 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 145.9M / mm² | 5.9M / mm² |

| Memory Size | System Shared | 2.5 GB |

| Memory Type | System Shared | GDDR5 |

| Memory Bus Width | System Shared | 320 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | System Dependent | 120.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 768 | 352 |

| TMUs | 48 | 44 |

| ROPs | 16 | 40 |

| RT Cores | 12 | None |

| Pixel Rate | 46.40 GPixel/s | 11.29 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 139.2 GTexel/s | 22.57 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 4.454 TFLOPS | 722.3 GFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 4.454 TFLOPS (1:1) | None |

| TDP | 15 W | 152 W |

| Slot Width | IGP | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |

| Suggested PSU | None | 450 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | Portable Device Dependent | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort |

| DirectX Support | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_0) |

| Vulkan Support | 1.4 | None |

| Production Status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release Date | 2024-07-14 | 2011-02-22 |

| Length | None | 248 mm |

| Height | None | 111 mm |

| Launch MSRP | None | 2,499 USD |

The AMD Radeon 880M is newer, faster, more efficient, and more feature-rich than the NVIDIA Quadro 5000. The only areas where the Quadro 5000 holds an advantage are dedicated memory, ROP count, and a wider PCIe interface. Otherwise, the 880M leads in every meaningful metric.