Radeon Pro 5300 vs Tesla M60

AMD

Radeon Pro 5300

2020Core: 1000 MHzBoost: 1650 MHz
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NVIDIA

Tesla M60

2015Core: 557 MHzBoost: 1178 MHz
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Radeon Pro 5300 vs Tesla M60 Performance Spectrum

About G3D Mark

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Radeon Pro 5300 vs Tesla M60: Pros, Cons & Final Verdict

See where each GPU makes more sense in practice: raw FPS, VRAM, features, power draw, pricing, and long-term headroom.

Radeon Pro 5300

2020

Why buy it

  • Costs $2,700 less on MSRP ($300 MSRP vs $3,000 MSRP).
  • Delivers 917.6% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 23.8 vs 2.3 G3D/$ ($300 MSRP vs $3,000 MSRP).
  • Better long-term bet: RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) on 7nm gives it a newer hardware base for upcoming games.
  • Draws 85W instead of 300W, a 215W reduction.

Trade-offs

  • Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

Tesla M60

2015

Why buy it

  • Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

  • 2015 hardware with 4 GB of VRAM already sits in legacy territory for modern games.
  • 900% HIGHER MSRP
    $3,000 MSRPvs$300 MSRP
  • Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 2.3 vs 23.8 G3D/$ ($3,000 MSRP vs $300 MSRP).
  • 252.9% higher power demand at 300W vs 85W.

Quick Answers

Which GPU is faster for gaming right now?
Radeon Pro 5300 is the faster gaming card right now based on the synthetic data we have. It leads by 1.8% in PassMark G3D (7,125 vs 7,002), which is the best performance signal available in this matchup.
Which GPU is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond?
Radeon Pro 5300 is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond. The case is simple: the newer upscaling stack, FSR Upscaling / FSR 4 (2025) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack, a 7nm process instead of 28nm, and a newer 2020 generation instead of 2015. That makes it the less risky pick as game demands keep moving.
Which GPU is the better buy today?
Radeon Pro 5300 makes the most sense to buy today. It is $2,700 cheaper on MSRP at $300 vs $3,000, and it leads G3D-per-dollar by 917.6% (23.8 vs 2.3), so the value case lines up with the gaming result.

Radeon Pro 5300 vs Tesla M60 Technical Specifications

Side-by-side specs, architecture details, clocks, memory, power, and platform differences.

AMD

Radeon Pro 5300

The Radeon Pro 5300 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in August 4 2020. It features the RDNA 1.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1000 MHz to 1650 MHz. It has 1280 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 85W. Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 7,125 points.

NVIDIA

Tesla M60

The Tesla M60 is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in August 30 2015. It features the Maxwell 2.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 557 MHz to 1178 MHz. It has 2048 ×2 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 300W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 7,002 points.

Graphics Performance

The Radeon Pro 5300 scores 7,125 and the Tesla M60 reaches 7,002 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 1.8% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The Radeon Pro 5300 is built on RDNA 1.0 while the Tesla M60 uses Maxwell 2.0, both on 7 nm vs 28 nm. Shader units: 1,280 (Radeon Pro 5300) vs 2,048 (Tesla M60). Raw compute: 4.224 TFLOPS (Radeon Pro 5300) vs 4.825 TFLOPS ×2 (Tesla M60). Boost clocks: 1650 MHz vs 1178 MHz.

FeatureRadeon Pro 5300Tesla M60
G3D Mark Score
7,125+2%
7,002
Architecture
RDNA 1.0
Maxwell 2.0
Process Node
7 nm
28 nm
Shading Units
1280
2048 ×2+60%
Compute (TFLOPS)
4.224 TFLOPS
4.825 TFLOPS ×2+14%
Boost Clock
1650 MHz+40%
1178 MHz
ROPs
32
64 ×2+100%
TMUs
80
128 ×2+60%
L2 Cache
2 MB
2 MB

Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

FeatureRadeon Pro 5300Tesla M60
Upscaling Tech
FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Upscaling support
Frame Generation
Not Supported
Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction
No
No
Low Latency
AMD Anti-Lag
Standard
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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards ship with 4 GB of GDDR6. Memory bus width is 128-bit on the Radeon Pro 5300 and 256-bit on the Tesla M60.

FeatureRadeon Pro 5300Tesla M60
VRAM Capacity
4 GB
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Bus Width
128-bit
256-bit+100%
L2 Cache
2 MB
2 MB
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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12.1 (Radeon Pro 5300) vs 12.1 (Tesla M60). Vulkan: 1.4 vs 1.1. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.5. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 0.

FeatureRadeon Pro 5300Tesla M60
DirectX
12.1
12.1
Vulkan
1.4+27%
1.1
OpenGL
4.6+2%
4.5
Max Displays
4
0
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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: VCN 2.0 (Radeon Pro 5300) vs NVENC 2.0 (2x) (Tesla M60). Decoder: VCN 2.0 vs PureVideo HD VP6 (2x). Supported codecs: MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9 (Radeon Pro 5300) vs MPEG-2,H.264 (Tesla M60).

FeatureRadeon Pro 5300Tesla M60
Encoder
VCN 2.0
NVENC 2.0 (2x)
Decoder
VCN 2.0
PureVideo HD VP6 (2x)
Codecs
MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9
MPEG-2,H.264
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Power & Dimensions

The Radeon Pro 5300 draws 85W versus the Tesla M60's 300W — a 111.7% difference. The Radeon Pro 5300 is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (Radeon Pro 5300) vs 350W (Tesla M60). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs PCIe-powered. Card length: 0mm vs 267mm, occupying 0 vs 2 slots.

FeatureRadeon Pro 5300Tesla M60
TDP
85W-72%
300W
Recommended PSU
350W
350W
Power Connector
PCIe-powered
PCIe-powered
Length
0mm
267mm
Height
0mm
111mm
Slots
0-100%
2
Perf/Watt
83.8+260%
23.3
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Value Analysis

At launch, the Radeon Pro 5300 came in at $300, while the Tesla M60 launched at $3000. On MSRP, Radeon Pro 5300 was 90% cheaper ($2700 less). Performance per dollar on MSRP (G3D Mark / MSRP): 23.8 (Radeon Pro 5300) vs 2.3 (Tesla M60) — the Radeon Pro 5300 offers 934.8% better value. The newer card here is Radeon Pro 5300 (2020 vs 2015).

FeatureRadeon Pro 5300Tesla M60
MSRP
$300-90%
$3000
Performance per Dollar
23.8+935%
2.3
Codename
Navi 14
GM204
Release
August 4 2020
August 30 2015
Ranking
#351
#355

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