N1 16SM vs Quadro P5000

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	206	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.80	no data
Power efficiency	13.10	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code name	GP104	GB20B
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	1 October 2016 (9 years ago)	1 June 2026 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	no data

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	2048	2048
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	741 MHz
Boost clock speed	1733 MHz	2346 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	277.3	300.3
Floating-point processing power	8.873 TFLOPS	9.609 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	24
TMUs	160	128
Tensor Cores	no data	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16
L1 Cache	960 KB	2 MB
L2 Cache	2 MB	50 MB

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 5.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None

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	LPDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	128 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1127 MHz	1067 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	273.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data
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 DVI, 4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI
HDMI	-	+
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	+	-
3D Stereo	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12	N/A
Shader Model	6.4	N/A
OpenGL	4.5	N/A
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	6.1	12.1
DLSS	-	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2016	1 June 2026
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	128 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	5 nm