Quadro K5000 vs Quadro P5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P5000 and Quadro K5000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro P5000
2016
16 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
32.47
+216%

P5000 outperforms K5000 by a whopping 216% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking172447
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.200.72
Power efficiency12.525.84
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGP104GK104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date1 October 2016 (8 years ago)17 August 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 $2,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

Quadro P5000 has 900% better value for money than Quadro K5000.

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 cores20481536
Core clock speed1607 MHz706 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt122 Watt
Texture fill rate277.390.37
Floating-point processing power8.873 TFLOPS2.169 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1127 MHz1350 MHz
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s172.8 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 DisplayPort2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Display Port1.4no data

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
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 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131+
CUDA6.13.0

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 32.47
+216%
Quadro K5000 10.27

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
+216%
Quadro K5000 3997

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.

Quadro P5000 52901
+362%
Quadro K5000 11455

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.

Quadro P5000 56331
+393%
Quadro K5000 11428

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.

Quadro P5000 45153
+428%
Quadro K5000 8558

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
+244%
27−30
−244%
4K41
+242%
12−14
−242%

Cost per frame, $

1080p26.87
+244%
92.56
−244%
4K60.95
+242%
208.25
−242%
  • Quadro P5000 has 244% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • Quadro P5000 has 242% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 85−90
+226%
27−30
−226%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+261%
18−20
−261%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+229%
21−24
−229%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 85−90
+226%
27−30
−226%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+223%
35−40
−223%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+261%
18−20
−261%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+229%
21−24
−229%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+230%
30−33
−230%
Fortnite 140−150
+250%
40−45
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+240%
35−40
−240%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+230%
27−30
−230%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+249%
35−40
−249%
Valorant 190−200
+222%
60−65
−222%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 85−90
+226%
27−30
−226%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+223%
35−40
−223%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+261%
18−20
−261%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+224%
85−90
−224%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+229%
21−24
−229%
Dota 2 130−140
+238%
40−45
−238%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+230%
30−33
−230%
Fortnite 140−150
+250%
40−45
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+240%
35−40
−240%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+230%
27−30
−230%
Grand Theft Auto V 100−110
+257%
30−33
−257%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+233%
21−24
−233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+249%
35−40
−249%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
+227%
30−33
−227%
Valorant 190−200
+222%
60−65
−222%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+223%
35−40
−223%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+261%
18−20
−261%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+229%
21−24
−229%
Dota 2 130−140
+238%
40−45
−238%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+230%
30−33
−230%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+240%
35−40
−240%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+230%
27−30
−230%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+249%
35−40
−249%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 53
+231%
16−18
−231%
Valorant 190−200
+222%
60−65
−222%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
+250%
40−45
−250%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+225%
65−70
−225%
Grand Theft Auto V 55−60
+228%
18−20
−228%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+258%
12−14
−258%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+218%
55−60
−218%
Valorant 230−240
+229%
70−75
−229%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+242%
24−27
−242%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+230%
10−11
−230%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+243%
21−24
−243%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+246%
24−27
−246%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+238%
16−18
−238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+238%
16−18
−238%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+221%
24−27
−221%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+239%
18−20
−239%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
+260%
10−11
−260%
Valorant 180−190
+235%
55−60
−235%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+243%
14−16
−243%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Dota 2 90−95
+248%
27−30
−248%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+270%
10−11
−270%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+244%
16−18
−244%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+244%
9−10
−244%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%

This is how Quadro P5000 and Quadro K5000 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P5000 is 244% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P5000 is 242% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.47 10.27
Recency 1 October 2016 17 August 2012
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 122 Watt

Quadro P5000 has a 216.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 22% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K5000 in performance tests.

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