RTX A5000 vs Quadro P5000

Place in performance ranking	159	30
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.02	3.74
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GP104	GA102
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	1 October 2016 (7 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	no data
Current price	$1270 (0.5x MSRP)	$3327

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P5000 has 168% better value for money than RTX A5000.

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	2048	8192
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1733 MHz	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	277.3	433.9
Floating-point performance	8,873 gflops	no data

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 8-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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	9016 MHz	16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	768.0 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	1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
Display Port	1.4	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	no data
3D Stereo	+	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	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	8.6

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.

Quadro P5000 32.12

RTX A5000 58.94
+83.5%

RTX A5000 outperforms Quadro P5000 by 83% based on our aggregated 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%

Quadro P5000 12417

RTX A5000 22787
+83.5%

RTX A5000 outperforms Quadro P5000 by 84% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Quadro P5000 49560

RTX A5000 154452
+212%

RTX A5000 outperforms Quadro P5000 by 212% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Quadro P5000 54820

RTX A5000 135199
+147%

RTX A5000 outperforms Quadro P5000 by 147% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Quadro P5000 45153

RTX A5000 190987
+323%

RTX A5000 outperforms Quadro P5000 by 323% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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	91 −75.8%	160−170 +75.8%
4K	41 −82.9%	75−80 +82.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

50−55

−75.9%

95−100
+75.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −69.5%	100−105 +69.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −78.6%	100−105 +78.6%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −82.7%	190−200 +82.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 −83.1%	130−140 +83.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −75.9%	95−100 +75.9%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −83.1%	130−140 +83.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −78.6%	150−160 +78.6%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −81.8%	180−190 +81.8%
Hitman 3	80−85 −75%	140−150 +75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −82.6%	210−220 +82.6%
Metro Exodus	85−90 −81.8%	160−170 +81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −82.9%	150−160 +82.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110 −82.7%	190−200 +82.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −83.3%	110−120 +83.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −69.5%	100−105 +69.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −78.6%	100−105 +78.6%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −82.7%	190−200 +82.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 −83.1%	130−140 +83.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −75.9%	95−100 +75.9%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −83.1%	130−140 +83.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −78.6%	150−160 +78.6%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −81.8%	180−190 +81.8%
Hitman 3	80−85 −75%	140−150 +75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −82.6%	210−220 +82.6%
Metro Exodus	85−90 −81.8%	160−170 +81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −82.9%	150−160 +82.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110 −82.7%	190−200 +82.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	98 −73.5%	170−180 +73.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −83.3%	110−120 +83.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −69.5%	100−105 +69.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −78.6%	100−105 +78.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 −83.1%	130−140 +83.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −75.9%	95−100 +75.9%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −83.1%	130−140 +83.1%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −81.8%	180−190 +81.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −82.6%	210−220 +82.6%
Metro Exodus	85−90 −81.8%	160−170 +81.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	53 −79.2%	95−100 +79.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −83.3%	110−120 +83.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85
−82.9%

150−160

+82.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −80.3%	110−120 +80.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 −80.6%	130−140 +80.6%
Hitman 3	40−45 −81.8%	80−85 +81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −76.5%	60−65 +76.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −80.9%	85−90 +80.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −73.9%	40−45 +73.9%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −75.4%	100−105 +75.4%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −69.2%	110−120 +69.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −76.5%	120−130 +76.5%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −80.3%	110−120 +80.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −73.3%	130−140 +73.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −74.4%	75−80 +74.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −73.1%	45−50 +73.1%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	55−60 −81.8%	100−105 +81.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −79.5%	70−75 +79.5%
Hitman 3	24−27 −73.1%	45−50 +73.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −79.5%	70−75 +79.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −66.7%	40−45 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 −80.6%	65−70 +80.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −66.7%	35−40 +66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −57.9%	30−33 +57.9%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −79.5%	70−75 +79.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −78.6%	50−55 +78.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −81.8%	80−85 +81.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −79.5%	70−75 +79.5%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −71.9%	55−60 +71.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −80%	27−30 +80%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−78.6%

50−55
+78.6%

This is how Quadro P5000 and RTX A5000 compete in popular games:

RTX A5000 is 76% faster in 1080p
RTX A5000 is 83% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.12	58.94
Recency	1 October 2016	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	230 Watt