RTX A5000 Mobile vs Quadro 5000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 5000 with RTX A5000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Quadro 5000
2011
2.5 GB GDDR5, 152 Watt
5.03

RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms 5000 by a whopping 733% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking63997
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.16no data
Power efficiency2.2719.20
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF100GA104
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date23 February 2011 (13 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores3526144
Core clock speed513 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1575 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)152 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate22.57302.4
Floating-point processing power0.7223 TFLOPS19.35 TFLOPS
ROPs4096
TMUs44192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length248 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2.5 GB16 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth120.0 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.08.6
DLSS-+

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.

Quadro 5000 5.03
RTX A5000 Mobile 41.90
+733%

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 1938
RTX A5000 Mobile 16142
+733%

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
−800%
108
+800%
1440p8−9
−788%
71
+788%
4K6−7
−733%
50
+733%

Cost per frame, $

1080p208.25no data
1440p312.38no data
4K416.50no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Dota 2 132
+0%
132
+0%
Far Cry 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 122
+0%
122
+0%
Metro Exodus 80
+0%
80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
+0%
150
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Dota 2 124
+0%
124
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+0%
90
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 82
+0%
82
+0%
Metro Exodus 44
+0%
44
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 76
+0%
76
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+0%
58
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

This is how Quadro 5000 and RTX A5000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 800% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 788% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 733% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.03 41.90
Recency 23 February 2011 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2.5 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 152 Watt 150 Watt

RTX A5000 Mobile has a 733% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 540% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 1.3% lower power consumption.

The RTX A5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 5000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 5000 is a workstation card while RTX A5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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