GeForce RTX 2080 Super vs Quadro 5000

Place in the ranking	633	57
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.16	31.21
Power efficiency	2.29	14.04
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GF100	TU104
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	23 February 2011 (13 years ago)	23 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 Super has 19406% better value for money than Quadro 5000.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	352	3072
Core clock speed	513 MHz	1650 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1815 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	152 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	22.57	348.5
Floating-point processing power	0.7223 TFLOPS	11.15 TFLOPS
ROPs	40	64
TMUs	44	192
Tensor Cores	no data	384
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	48

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 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	248 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-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	2.5 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	750 MHz	1937 MHz
Memory bandwidth	120.0 GB/s	495.9 GB/s
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	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	2.0	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 5000 5.04

RTX 2080 Super 50.86
+909%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Quadro 5000 1937

RTX 2080 Super 19557
+910%

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.

Quadro 5000 7349

RTX 2080 Super 115519
+1472%

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	12−14 −1067%	140 +1067%
1440p	9−10 −967%	96 +967%
4K	7−8 −914%	71 +914%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	208.25 −4071%	4.99 +4071%
1440p	277.67 −3713%	7.28 +3713%
4K	357.00 −3526%	9.85 +3526%

RTX 2080 Super has 4071% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 2080 Super has 3713% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 2080 Super has 3526% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	135 +0%	135 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Elden Ring	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90 +0%	90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	111 +0%	111 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	48 +0%	48 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	277 +0%	277 +0%
Metro Exodus	98 +0%	98 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +0%	122 +0%
Valorant	223 +0%	223 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	191 +0%	191 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	97 +0%	97 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 +0%	41 +0%
Dota 2	121 +0%	121 +0%
Elden Ring	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Far Cry 5	94 +0%	94 +0%
Fortnite	173 +0%	173 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	225 +0%	225 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	113 +0%	113 +0%
Metro Exodus	87 +0%	87 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	248 +0%	248 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	77 +0%	77 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	142 +0%	142 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 +0%	79 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	86 +0%	86 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +0%	80 +0%
Dota 2	129 +0%	129 +0%
Far Cry 5	222 +0%	222 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	189 +0%	189 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	161 +0%	161 +0%
Valorant	217 +0%	217 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Elden Ring	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	51 +0%	51 +0%
World of Tanks	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 +0%	79 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	55 +0%	55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	53 +0%	53 +0%
Far Cry 5	160 +0%	160 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	141 +0%	141 +0%
Metro Exodus	90 +0%	90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Valorant	163 +0%	163 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Dota 2	115 +0%	115 +0%
Elden Ring	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	115 +0%	115 +0%
Metro Exodus	40 +0%	40 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	171 +0%	171 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +0%	33 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115 +0%	115 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	68 +0%	68 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 +0%	27 +0%
Dota 2	116 +0%	116 +0%
Far Cry 5	78 +0%	78 +0%
Fortnite	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	82 +0%	82 +0%
Valorant	87 +0%	87 +0%

This is how Quadro 5000 and RTX 2080 Super compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 Super is 1067% faster in 1080p
RTX 2080 Super is 967% faster in 1440p
RTX 2080 Super is 914% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.04	50.86
Recency	23 February 2011	23 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount	2.5 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	152 Watt	250 Watt

Quadro 5000 has 64.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080 Super, on the other hand, has a 909.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 220% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 5000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 5000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2080 Super is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.