RTX A5000 Mobile vs Quadro 5000M

Aggregated performance score

Quadro 5000M
2010
2048 MB GDDR5
5.32

RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms Quadro 5000M by a whopping 650% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking57898
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.08no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameFermiGA104
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date27 July 2010 (13 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price$3732 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores3206144
Core clock speed405 MHz1215 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt165 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate16.20302.4
Floating-point performance518.4 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro 5000M and RTX A5000 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16

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 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+8.6

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 HD14−16
−657%
106
+657%
1440p8−9
−738%
67
+738%
4K6−7
−700%
48
+700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−689%
70−75
+689%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−600%
70−75
+600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−1420%
76
+1420%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−619%
110−120
+619%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−541%
100−110
+541%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−689%
70−75
+689%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−745%
93
+745%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−608%
85
+608%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−612%
120−130
+612%
Hitman 3 12−14
−1125%
147
+1125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−990%
109
+990%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−540%
60−65
+540%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−738%
109
+738%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−814%
64
+814%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−600%
70−75
+600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−1180%
64
+1180%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−619%
110−120
+619%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−541%
100−110
+541%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−689%
70−75
+689%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−718%
90
+718%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−550%
78
+550%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−612%
120−130
+612%
Hitman 3 12−14
−1000%
132
+1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−860%
96
+860%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−900%
80
+900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−540%
60−65
+540%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−669%
100
+669%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1264%
150
+1264%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−757%
60
+757%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−600%
70−75
+600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−1000%
55
+1000%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−619%
110−120
+619%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−689%
70−75
+689%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−673%
85
+673%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−492%
71
+492%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−612%
120−130
+612%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−718%
90
+718%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−543%
45
+543%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−725%
65−70
+725%
Hitman 3 9−10
−867%
87
+867%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−564%
73
+564%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−1367%
44
+1367%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−967%
30−35
+967%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−788%
71
+788%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1333%
40−45
+1333%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−8200%
80−85
+8200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1500%
30−35
+1500%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−888%
79
+888%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1140%
62
+1140%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1100%
80−85
+1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1060%
55−60
+1060%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−4200%
43
+4200%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−800%
35−40
+800%
Hitman 3 5−6
−840%
47
+840%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−186%
20
+186%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−1800%
38
+1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−2800%
58
+2800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1350%
29
+1350%
Battlefield 5 0−1 45−50
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 14−16
Far Cry 5 5−6
−780%
44
+780%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−514%
43
+514%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1300%
55−60
+1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 26

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

  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 657% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 738% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 700% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A5000 Mobile is 8200% faster than the Quadro 5000M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX A5000 Mobile surpassed Quadro 5000M in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.32 39.88
Recency 27 July 2010 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 165 Watt

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

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


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