RTX A3000 Mobile vs Quadro M5000

Place in the ranking	234	174
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.29	no data
Power efficiency	11.22	32.03
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GM204	GA104
Market segment	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	29 June 2015 (9 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 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	4096
Core clock speed	861 MHz	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	1230 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	132.9	157.4
Floating-point processing power	4.252 TFLOPS	10.08 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	128	128
Tensor Cores	no data	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2" (5.1 cm)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	no data
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	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1653 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 211 GB/s	264.0 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	Portable Device Dependent
Number of simultaneous displays	4	no data
Multi-display synchronization	Quadro Sync	no data

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
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_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	5.2	8.6

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 24.13

RTX A3000 Mobile 32.15
+33.2%

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 9392

RTX A3000 Mobile 12513
+33.2%

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	75−80 −33.3%	100 +33.3%
1440p	40−45 −35%	54 +35%
4K	35−40 −34.3%	47 +34.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	38.09	no data
1440p	71.42	no data
4K	81.63	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	77 +0%	77 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	67 +0%	67 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	164 +0%	164 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	103 +0%	103 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Valorant	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	55 +0%	55 +0%
Dota 2	130 +0%	130 +0%
Far Cry 5	85 +0%	85 +0%
Fortnite	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	134 +0%	134 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	124 +0%	124 +0%
Metro Exodus	49 +0%	49 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Valorant	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	46 +0%	46 +0%
Dota 2	132 +0%	132 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	114 +0%	114 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Valorant	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	62 +0%	62 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	62 +0%	62 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
World of Tanks	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	28 +0%	28 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	86 +0%	86 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Dota 2	49 +0%	49 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	49 +0%	49 +0%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	49 +0%	49 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 +0%	7 +0%
Dota 2	77 +0%	77 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Fortnite	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	51 +0%	51 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Valorant	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

This is how Quadro M5000 and RTX A3000 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX A3000 Mobile is 33% faster in 1080p
RTX A3000 Mobile is 35% faster in 1440p
RTX A3000 Mobile is 34% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.13	32.15
Recency	29 June 2015	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	70 Watt

Quadro M5000 has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX A3000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 33.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

The RTX A3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M5000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M5000 is a workstation card while RTX A3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.