Quadro P5000 Max-Q vs GeForce GTX 590
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 461 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.47 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | GF110 | N17E-Q5 Max-Q |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 24 March 2011 (13 years ago) | 11 January 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | no data |
| Current price | $600 (0.9x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 1024 | 2048 |
| CUDA cores | 1024 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 607 MHz | 1101 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1366 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 365 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 77.7 billion/sec | no data |
| Floating-point performance | 2x 1,244.2 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 590 and Quadro P5000 Max-Q compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm) | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | Two 8-pin | no data |
| SLI options | + | no data |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1707 MHz | 6006 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 327.7 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | Three Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPort | no data |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | no data |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 March 2011 | 11 January 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 365 Watt | 100 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 590 and Quadro P5000 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 590 is a desktop card while Quadro P5000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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