Radeon RX 5950 XT vs Quadro Plex 1000 Model II
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | G70 | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 July 2008 (17 years ago) | no data |
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 | no data | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 470 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1635 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 302 million | 21,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 640 Watt | 350 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 11.28 ×4 | 523.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 16.74 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 ×4 | 96 |
| TMUs | 24 ×4 | 320 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 522 mm | no data |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB ×4 | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×4 | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 525 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 33.6 GB/s ×4 | 672.0 GB/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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12.0 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 640 Watt | 350 Watt |
RX 5950 XT has a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1471% more advanced lithography process, and 83% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro Plex 1000 Model II and Radeon RX 5950 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro Plex 1000 Model II is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 5950 XT is a desktop one.
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