RTX A4500 vs Quadro M5000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M5000M with RTX A4500, including specs and performance data.

M5000M
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
18.30

RTX A4500 outperforms M5000M by a whopping 206% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking30346
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.6319.35
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM204GA102
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date18 August 2015 (9 years ago)23 November 2021 (3 years ago)

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 cores1,5367168
Core clock speed975 MHz1050 MHz
Boost clock speed1051 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate93.60369.6
Floating-point processing power2.995 TFLOPS23.65 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs96224
Tensor Coresno data224
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-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 amount8 GB20 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s640.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort 1.4a
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API 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
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA5.28.6

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.

M5000M 18.30
RTX A4500 56.08
+206%

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.

M5000M 7038
RTX A4500 21564
+206%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

M5000M 22875
RTX A4500 142304
+522%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

M5000M 25001
RTX A4500 130895
+424%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

M5000M 20269
RTX A4500 171509
+746%

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 HD86
−202%
260−270
+202%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−197%
95−100
+197%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−206%
110−120
+206%
Elden Ring 55−60
−198%
170−180
+198%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−205%
180−190
+205%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−197%
95−100
+197%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−206%
110−120
+206%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−203%
230−240
+203%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−200%
150−160
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−202%
130−140
+202%
Valorant 70−75
−197%
220−230
+197%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−205%
180−190
+205%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−197%
95−100
+197%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−206%
110−120
+206%
Dota 2 65−70
−192%
190−200
+192%
Elden Ring 55−60
−198%
170−180
+198%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−202%
190−200
+202%
Fortnite 95−100
−203%
300−310
+203%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−203%
230−240
+203%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−192%
190−200
+192%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−200%
150−160
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−178%
350−400
+178%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−202%
130−140
+202%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
−198%
170−180
+198%
Valorant 70−75
−197%
220−230
+197%
World of Tanks 220−230
−195%
650−700
+195%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−205%
180−190
+205%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−197%
95−100
+197%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−206%
110−120
+206%
Dota 2 65−70
−192%
190−200
+192%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−202%
190−200
+202%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−203%
230−240
+203%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−178%
350−400
+178%
Valorant 70−75
−197%
220−230
+197%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 27−30
−204%
85−90
+204%
Elden Ring 30−33
−200%
90−95
+200%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
−193%
85−90
+193%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−201%
500−550
+201%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−181%
45−50
+181%
World of Tanks 120−130
−178%
350−400
+178%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−197%
110−120
+197%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−200%
45−50
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−192%
140−150
+192%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−204%
140−150
+204%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−193%
120−130
+193%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−192%
70−75
+192%
Valorant 45−50
−198%
140−150
+198%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Dota 2 30−35
−190%
90−95
+190%
Elden Ring 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−190%
90−95
+190%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
−191%
160−170
+191%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−190%
90−95
+190%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−206%
55−60
+206%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Dota 2 30−35
−190%
90−95
+190%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−204%
70−75
+204%
Fortnite 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−196%
80−85
+196%
Valorant 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%

This is how M5000M and RTX A4500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A4500 is 202% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.30 56.08
Recency 18 August 2015 23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 200 Watt

M5000M has 100% lower power consumption.

RTX A4500, on the other hand, has a 206.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M5000M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M5000M is a mobile workstation card while RTX A4500 is a workstation 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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