Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q vs Quadro M5000

Place in the ranking	230	254
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.05	no data
Power efficiency	11.15	24.87
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GM204	TU106
Market segment	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	29 June 2015 (9 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,856.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	2048	2304
Core clock speed	861 MHz	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	1215 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	132.9	175.0
Floating-point processing power	4.252 TFLOPS	5.599 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	128	144
Tensor Cores	no data	288
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	36

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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2" (5.1 cm)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	None
SLI options	+	-

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	256 Bit	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1653 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 211 GB/s	448.0 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	1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort	No outputs
Number of simultaneous displays	4	no data
Multi-display synchronization	Quadro Sync	no data
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

ECC (Error Correcting Code)	+	no data
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
High-Performance Video I/O6	+	no data
VR Ready	no data	+
nView Desktop Management	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	5.2	7.5

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 M5000 24.28
+12%

RTX 3000 Max-Q 21.67

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 M5000 9360
+12.1%

RTX 3000 Max-Q 8353

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	80−85 +8.1%	74 −8.1%
1440p	50−55 +8.7%	46 −8.7%
4K	35−40 +9.4%	32 −9.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	35.71	no data
1440p	57.14	no data
4K	81.63	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 +0%	60 +0%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65 +0%	65 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Hitman 3	88 +0%	88 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	77 +0%	77 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50 +0%	50 +0%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	59 +0%	59 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Hitman 3	66 +0%	66 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	67 +0%	67 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	44 +0%	44 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45 +0%	45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Hitman 3	59 +0%	59 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	52 +0%	52 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 +0%	33 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	32 +0%	32 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Hitman 3	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Hitman 3	24 +0%	24 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	34 +0%	34 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	19 +0%	19 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16 +0%	16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 +0%	12 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how Quadro M5000 and RTX 3000 Max-Q compete in popular games:

Quadro M5000 is 8% faster in 1080p
Quadro M5000 is 9% faster in 1440p
Quadro M5000 is 9% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.28	21.67
Recency	29 June 2015	27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	60 Watt