GeForce RTX 3070 vs Quadro 5000

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Aggregate performance score

Quadro 5000
2011
2.5 GB GDDR5, 152 Watt
5.00

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Quadro 5000 by a whopping 1059% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking59631
Place by popularitynot in top-10046
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.2725.93
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGF100Ampere GA104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date23 February 2011 (13 years ago)16 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 $499
Current price$991 (0.4x MSRP)$662 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3070 has 9504% better value for money than Quadro 5000.

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 cores3525888
Core clock speed513 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1725 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)152 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate22.57317.4
Floating-point performance722.3 gflopsno 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length248 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2.5 GB8 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed3000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth120.0 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA2.08.5

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 5000 5.00
RTX 3070 57.97
+1059%

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Quadro 5000 by 1059% based on our aggregate 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 5000 1933
RTX 3070 22388
+1058%

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Quadro 5000 by 1058% 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 5000 7402
RTX 3070 122890
+1560%

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Quadro 5000 by 1560% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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 HD12−14
−1108%
145
+1108%
1440p8−9
−1138%
99
+1138%
4K5−6
−1180%
64
+1180%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1125%
147
+1125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−1150%
125
+1150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−1150%
100
+1150%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−1214%
180−190
+1214%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1111%
100−110
+1111%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−1290%
139
+1290%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−1122%
110−120
+1122%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−1067%
140−150
+1067%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1094%
190−200
+1094%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1111%
109
+1111%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−1100%
288
+1100%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−1100%
144
+1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−1080%
118
+1080%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−1196%
311
+1196%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−1110%
121
+1110%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−1089%
107
+1089%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−1143%
87
+1143%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−1214%
180−190
+1214%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1111%
100−110
+1111%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−1160%
126
+1160%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−1122%
110−120
+1122%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−1067%
140−150
+1067%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1094%
190−200
+1094%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1150%
100
+1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−1244%
240−250
+1244%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−1230%
133
+1230%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−1070%
117
+1070%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−1114%
255
+1114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−1178%
230
+1178%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−1171%
178
+1171%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1250%
81
+1250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−1200%
78
+1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1111%
100−110
+1111%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−1175%
102
+1175%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−1122%
110−120
+1122%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1094%
190−200
+1094%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1193%
181
+1193%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−1139%
223
+1139%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1110%
121
+1110%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−1114%
85
+1114%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−1060%
116
+1060%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−1150%
120−130
+1150%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−1100%
144
+1100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1260%
68
+1260%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−1200%
65
+1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−1214%
90−95
+1214%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1140%
62
+1140%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1090%
119
+1090%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1210%
130−140
+1210%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1100%
96
+1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1117%
146
+1117%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−1163%
101
+1163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−1086%
166
+1086%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−1125%
95−100
+1125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−1220%
66
+1220%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−1167%
114
+1167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−1200%
65−70
+1200%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1200%
52
+1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−1086%
80−85
+1086%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−1140%
62
+1140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−1186%
90
+1186%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−1100%
48
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−1333%
43
+1333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1267%
40−45
+1267%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1400%
30
+1400%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1167%
35−40
+1167%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1171%
85−90
+1171%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−1171%
89
+1171%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−1083%
71
+1083%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−1167%
38
+1167%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1280%
69
+1280%

This is how Quadro 5000 and RTX 3070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is 1108% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 is 1138% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 is 1180% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.00 57.97
Recency 23 February 2011 16 September 2020
Cost $2499 $499
Maximum RAM amount 2.5 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 152 Watt 220 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 is a desktop one.


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