RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell vs Quadro NVS 290

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro NVS 290 and RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

NVS 290
2007
256 MB DDR2, 21 Watt
0.52

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell outperforms NVS 290 by a whopping 19131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12601
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency1.9926.82
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameG86GB202
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date4 October 2007 (17 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores1614080
Core clock speed459 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2617 MHz
Number of transistors210 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)21 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate3.6721,151
Floating-point processing power0.02938 TFLOPS73.69 TFLOPS
ROPs4176
TMUs8440
Tensor Coresno data440
Ray Tracing Coresno data110
L2 Cache16 KBno data

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length168 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-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 typeDDR2GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount256 MB48 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s1.34 TB/s
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x DMS-594x DisplayPort 2.1b

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.8
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA1.112.0
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

NVS 290 0.52
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 100.00
+19131%

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.

NVS 290 Samples: 368 228
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Samples: 1 45357
+19793%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.52 100.00
Recency 4 October 2007 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 48 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 21 Watt 300 Watt

NVS 290 has 1328.6% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 19130.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 19100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1500% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 290 in performance tests.

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