Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q vs Quadro P6000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro P6000 with Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.
P6000 outperforms RTX 5000 Max-Q by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 117 | 168 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.15 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.99 | 28.89 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GP102 | TU104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 October 2016 (8 years ago) | 27 May 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $5,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 cores | 3840 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1645 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 11,800 million | 13,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 394.8 | 259.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 12.63 TFLOPS | 8.294 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 64 |
| TMUs | 240 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 384 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 48 |
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 size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2" (5.1 cm) | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 8-pin | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 type | 384 Bit | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1127 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 432 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | no data |
| Multi-display synchronization | Quadro Sync II | no data |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| ECC (Error Correcting Code) | + | no data |
| 3D Vision Pro | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| High-Performance Video I/O6 | + | no data |
| VR Ready | no data | + |
| nView Desktop Management | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 7.5 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
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.
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 HD | 120−130
+13.2%
| 106
−13.2%
|
| 1440p | 75−80
+15.4%
| 65
−15.4%
|
| 4K | 50−55
+16.3%
| 43
−16.3%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 49.99 | no data |
| 1440p | 79.99 | no data |
| 4K | 119.98 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 131
+0%
|
131
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 106
+0%
|
106
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 120
+0%
|
120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 122
+0%
|
122
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 101
+0%
|
101
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 108
+0%
|
108
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 73
+0%
|
73
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 145
+0%
|
145
+0%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 112
+0%
|
112
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 118
+0%
|
118
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 96
+0%
|
96
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 83
+0%
|
83
+0%
|
| Valorant | 141
+0%
|
141
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 36
+0%
|
36
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 91
+0%
|
91
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 74
+0%
|
74
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 79
+0%
|
79
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 99
+0%
|
99
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
This is how Quadro P6000 and RTX 5000 Max-Q compete in popular games:
- Quadro P6000 is 13% faster in 1080p
- Quadro P6000 is 15% faster in 1440p
- Quadro P6000 is 16% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 34.72 | 29.20 |
| Recency | 1 October 2016 | 27 May 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 80 Watt |
Quadro P6000 has a 18.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 5000 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 212.5% lower power consumption.
The Quadro P6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro P6000 is a workstation card while Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.
Other comparisons
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
