GeForce RTX 4050 vs Quadro K5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K5000 with GeForce RTX 4050, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K5000
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
10.36

RTX 4050 outperforms K5000 by a whopping 262% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking440123
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.64no data
Power efficiency5.8225.71
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGK104AD107
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date17 August 2012 (12 years ago)2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores15362560
Core clock speed706 MHz2505 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2640 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate90.37211.2
Floating-point processing power2.169 TFLOPS13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs12880
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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 x8
Length267 mmno data
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 amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1350 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth172.8 GB/s216.0 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API 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
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA3.08.9

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 K5000 10.36
RTX 4050 37.50
+262%

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 K5000 3991
RTX 4050 14451
+262%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.36 37.50
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 100 Watt

RTX 4050 has a 262% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 22% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4050 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K5000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K5000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4050 is a desktop 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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