GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q vs Quadro P5000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P5000 with GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P5000
2016
16 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
32.10
+81.8%

P5000 outperforms GTX 1070 Max-Q by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking170316
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.84no data
Power efficiency12.5210.78
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP104GP104
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date1 October 2016 (8 years ago)27 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 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 cores20482048
Core clock speed1607 MHz1215 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHz1379 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate277.3176.5
Floating-point processing power8.873 TFLOPS5.648 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs160128

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 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1127 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s256.3 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPortNo outputs
Display Port1.4no data
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
3D Stereo+no data
Mosaic+no data
VR Readyno data+
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.16.1

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 P5000 32.10
+81.8%
GTX 1070 Max-Q 17.66

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 P5000 12631
+81.7%
GTX 1070 Max-Q 6950

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 HD93
−1.1%
94
+1.1%
4K41
+0%
41
+0%

Cost per frame, $

1080p26.87no data
4K60.95no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 85−90
+100%
40−45
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+110%
30−35
−110%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+91.7%
35−40
−91.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 85−90
+100%
40−45
−100%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+39.5%
81
−39.5%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+110%
30−35
−110%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+91.7%
35−40
−91.7%
Far Cry 5 100−105
+23.5%
81
−23.5%
Fortnite 140−150
+52.2%
90−95
−52.2%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+18.8%
101
−18.8%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+89.4%
45−50
−89.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+29.8%
94
−29.8%
Valorant 190−200
+46.2%
130−140
−46.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 85−90
+100%
40−45
−100%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+39.5%
81
−39.5%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+110%
30−35
−110%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+27.9%
210−220
−27.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+91.7%
35−40
−91.7%
Dota 2 130−140
+20.5%
112
−20.5%
Far Cry 5 100−105
+28.2%
78
−28.2%
Fortnite 140−150
+14.8%
122
−14.8%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+23.7%
97
−23.7%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+89.4%
45−50
−89.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 100−110
+1.9%
105
−1.9%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+94.4%
35−40
−94.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+5.2%
116
−5.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
+3.2%
95
−3.2%
Valorant 190−200
+46.2%
130−140
−46.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+50.7%
75
−50.7%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+110%
30−35
−110%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+91.7%
35−40
−91.7%
Dota 2 130−140
+22.7%
110
−22.7%
Far Cry 5 100−105
+33.3%
75
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+51.9%
79
−51.9%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+89.4%
45−50
−89.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+54.4%
79
−54.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 53
+3.9%
51
−3.9%
Valorant 190−200
+46.2%
130−140
−46.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
+38.6%
101
−38.6%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+70.2%
120−130
−70.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 55−60
+111%
27−30
−111%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+105%
21−24
−105%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+6.7%
160−170
−6.7%
Valorant 230−240
+37.7%
160−170
−37.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+70.8%
45−50
−70.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+120%
14−16
−120%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+89.5%
35−40
−89.5%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+97.6%
40−45
−97.6%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+74.2%
30−35
−74.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+100%
27−30
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+103%
35−40
−103%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+96.8%
30−35
−96.8%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+108%
12−14
−108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
+12.5%
32
−12.5%
Valorant 180−190
+93.7%
95−100
−93.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+92%
24−27
−92%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Dota 2 90−95
+59.3%
55−60
−59.3%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+40.7%
27
−40.7%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+27.9%
43
−27.9%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+107%
14−16
−107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+63.6%
22
−63.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
+112%
16−18
−112%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how Quadro P5000 and GTX 1070 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 Max-Q is 1% faster in 1080p
  • A tie in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P5000 is 120% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro P5000 is ahead in 66 tests (99%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.10 17.66
Recency 1 October 2016 27 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 115 Watt

Quadro P5000 has a 81.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 15% lower power consumption.

GTX 1070 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months.

The Quadro P5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P5000 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q is a notebook one.

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