Quadro RTX 8000 vs Quadro P5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P5000 and Quadro RTX 8000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro P5000
2016
16 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
32.69

RTX 8000 outperforms P5000 by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking16661
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.401.90
Power efficiency12.4613.21
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGP104TU102
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date1 October 2016 (8 years ago)13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 $9,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P5000 has 237% better value for money than RTX 8000.

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 cores20484608
Core clock speed1607 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate277.3509.8
Floating-point processing power8.873 TFLOPS16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs160288
Tensor Coresno data576
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 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 amount16 GB48 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1127 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s672.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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 compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.17.5

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.

Quadro P5000 32.69
RTX 8000 50.06
+53.1%

  • Passmark
  • GeekBench 5 OpenCL
  • GeekBench 5 Vulkan
  • GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 12588
RTX 8000 19278
+53.1%

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 52781
RTX 8000 147346
+179%

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 56332
RTX 8000 122427
+117%

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
RTX 8000 144049
+219%

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 HD95
−47.4%
140−150
+47.4%
4K39
−41%
55−60
+41%

Cost per frame, $

1080p26.3171.42
4K64.08181.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−45.5%
80−85
+45.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−42.9%
100−105
+42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−51.8%
85−90
+51.8%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−52.4%
160−170
+52.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−51.5%
100−105
+51.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−45.5%
80−85
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−52.8%
110−120
+52.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−46.3%
120−130
+46.3%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−51.2%
260−270
+51.2%
Hitman 3 65−70
−47.1%
100−105
+47.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
−48.9%
210−220
+48.9%
Metro Exodus 100−110
−48.1%
160−170
+48.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−50%
120−130
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−49.1%
170−180
+49.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−52.5%
180−190
+52.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−42.9%
100−105
+42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−51.8%
85−90
+51.8%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−52.4%
160−170
+52.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−51.5%
100−105
+51.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−45.5%
80−85
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−52.8%
110−120
+52.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−46.3%
120−130
+46.3%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−51.2%
260−270
+51.2%
Hitman 3 65−70
−47.1%
100−105
+47.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
−48.9%
210−220
+48.9%
Metro Exodus 100−110
−48.1%
160−170
+48.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−50%
120−130
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−49.1%
170−180
+49.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−47.1%
100−105
+47.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−52.5%
180−190
+52.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−42.9%
100−105
+42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−51.8%
85−90
+51.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−51.5%
100−105
+51.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−45.5%
80−85
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−52.8%
110−120
+52.8%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−51.2%
260−270
+51.2%
Hitman 3 65−70
−47.1%
100−105
+47.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
−48.9%
210−220
+48.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−49.1%
170−180
+49.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 53
−50.9%
80−85
+50.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−52.5%
180−190
+52.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−50%
120−130
+50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−47.5%
90−95
+47.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−53.1%
75−80
+53.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−47.1%
50−55
+47.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−47.1%
50−55
+47.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−44.7%
55−60
+44.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−52.2%
35−40
+52.2%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−48.6%
55−60
+48.6%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−50.5%
280−290
+50.5%
Hitman 3 40−45
−50%
60−65
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−44.9%
100−105
+44.9%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−47.5%
90−95
+47.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−46.7%
110−120
+46.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−47.7%
65−70
+47.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
−52.9%
260−270
+52.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−45.5%
80−85
+45.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−40.6%
45−50
+40.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
Hitman 3 24−27
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−50.9%
240−250
+50.9%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−41%
55−60
+41%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
−52.8%
55−60
+52.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−42.9%
30−33
+42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−50%
30−33
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−47.7%
65−70
+47.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−42.9%
60−65
+42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−42.9%
40−45
+42.9%

This is how Quadro P5000 and RTX 8000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 8000 is 47% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 8000 is 41% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.69 50.06
Recency 1 October 2016 13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 260 Watt

Quadro P5000 has 160% lower power consumption.

RTX 8000, on the other hand, has a 53.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 8000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P5000 in performance tests.


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