Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs Quadro K5000

Place in performance ranking	406	387
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.26	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Gen. 12 Xe (2020)
GPU code name	GK104	iDG1LPDEV
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	17 August 2012 (11 years ago)	31 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	no data
Current price	$289 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	1536	96
Core clock speed	706 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	90.37	79.20
Floating-point performance	2,169 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro K5000 and Iris Xe MAX Graphics compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no 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 type	GDDR5	LPDDR4x
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz	4266 MHz
Memory bandwidth	172.8 GB/s	68.26 GB/s
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors

2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.2
CUDA	3.0	no data

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 K5000 10.32

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 11.43
+10.8%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics outperforms Quadro K5000 by 11% 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 K5000 3986
+102%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 1971

Quadro K5000 outperforms Iris Xe MAX Graphics by 102% in Passmark.

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	21−24 −23.8%	26 +23.8%
1440p	18−20 −11.1%	20 +11.1%
4K	14−16 −21.4%	17 +21.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−12.5%

18−20
+12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −27.8%	21−24 +27.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −18.8%	19 +18.8%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −20%	35−40 +20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −27.8%	21−24 +27.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −18.5%	30−35 +18.5%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −22.2%	55−60 +22.2%
Hitman 3	21−24 −14.3%	24 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −20%	48 +20%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −14%	57 +14%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −22.2%	33 +22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −11.4%	39 +11.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −27.8%	21−24 +27.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −20%	6 +20%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −20%	35−40 +20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −27.8%	21−24 +27.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −18.5%	30−35 +18.5%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −22.2%	55−60 +22.2%
Hitman 3	10−11 −20%	12 +20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −17.5%	45−50 +17.5%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −22.2%	33 +22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −11.1%	30 +11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −22.2%	33 +22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −13.3%	34 +13.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −27.8%	21−24 +27.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −27.8%	21−24 +27.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −22.2%	55−60 +22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −23.8%	26 +23.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −20.8%	29 +20.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −12.5%	18 +12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−19%

25
+19%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −22.2%	21−24 +22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −11.1%	20−22 +11.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Hitman 3	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −27.8%	21−24 +27.8%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −11.1%	20 +11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−18.8%

18−20
+18.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Hitman 3	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −22.2%	11 +22.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%