RTX A3000 Mobile vs Quadro M5000

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RTX A3000 Mobile RTX A3000 Mobile 12 GB RTX A4000 Max-Q RTX A4000 Mobile RTX A4500 Embedded RTX A4500 Max-Q RTX A4500 Mobile RTX A5000 Max-Q RTX A5000 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M5000 with RTX A3000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M5000
2015
8 GB 256-bit, 150 Watt
23.90

RTX A3000 Mobile outperforms M5000 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Quadro M5000 Quadro M5000
RTX A3000 Mobile RTX A3000

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking235176
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.32no data
Power efficiency11.1931.97
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM204GA104
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date29 June 2015 (9 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,856.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores20484096
Core clock speed861 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz1230 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate132.9157.4
Floating-point processing power4.252 TFLOPS10.08 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs128128
Tensor Coresno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2" (5.1 cm)no data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinno 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 type256 BitGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1653 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 211 GB/s264.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Syncno 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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA5.28.6
DLSS-+

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.

Quadro M5000 23.90
RTX A3000 Mobile 31.87
+33.3%

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 9404
RTX A3000 Mobile 12542
+33.4%

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 HD75−80
−34.7%
101
+34.7%
1440p35−40
−40%
49
+40%
4K30−35
−43.3%
43
+43.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p38.09no data
1440p81.63no data
4K95.23no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 77
+0%
77
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
+0%
66
+0%
Far Cry 5 111
+0%
111
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 53
+0%
53
+0%
Dota 2 142
+0%
142
+0%
Far Cry 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 124
+0%
124
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 151
+0%
151
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
+0%
43
+0%
Dota 2 132
+0%
132
+0%
Far Cry 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
+0%
61
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 62
+0%
62
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
+0%
27
+0%
Far Cry 5 69
+0%
69
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 49
+0%
49
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+0%
45
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 77
+0%
77
+0%
Far Cry 5 36
+0%
36
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

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

  • RTX A3000 Mobile is 35% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A3000 Mobile is 40% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A3000 Mobile is 43% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 23.90 31.87
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 33.3% 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.

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