GeForce RTX 5090 vs Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	262	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	59
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	11.23
Power efficiency	24.75	12.46
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	TU106	GB202
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,999

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 cores	2304	21760
Core clock speed	600 MHz	2017 MHz
Boost clock speed	1215 MHz	2407 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	575 Watt
Texture fill rate	175.0	1,637
Floating-point processing power	5.599 TFLOPS	104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	176
TMUs	144	680
Tensor Cores	288	680
Ray Tracing Cores	36	170

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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-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	GDDR6	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	1.79 TB/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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

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API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.4
CUDA	7.5	10.1

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. 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.

RTX 3000 Max-Q 20.73

RTX 5090 100.00
+382%

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.

RTX 3000 Max-Q 8309

RTX 5090 40150
+383%

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	74 −180%	207 +180%
1440p	45 −309%	184 +309%
4K	33 −327%	141 +327%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	9.66
1440p	no data	10.86
4K	no data	14.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −446%	210−220 +446%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −377%	210−220 +377%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	63 −85.7%	110−120 +85.7%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −446%	210−220 +446%
Cyberpunk 2077	26 −362%	120−130 +362%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −330%	400−450 +330%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 −448%	300−350 +448%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −240%	190−200 +240%
Red Dead Redemption 2	77 −103%	150−160 +103%
Valorant	119 −594%	800−850 +594%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −72.1%	110−120 +72.1%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −446%	210−220 +446%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 −355%	100−105 +355%
Dota 2	99 −76.8%	170−180 +76.8%
Far Cry 5	80 −98.8%	159 +98.8%
Fortnite	110−120 −173%	300−350 +173%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −330%	400−450 +330%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 −448%	300−350 +448%
Grand Theft Auto V	85 −371%	400−450 +371%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −240%	190−200 +240%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 −50.3%	210−220 +50.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −218%	150−160 +218%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −152%	170−180 +152%
Valorant	85−90 −849%	800−850 +849%
World of Tanks	240−250 −15.3%	270−280 +15.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	56 −109%	110−120 +109%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −418%	202 +418%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 −372%	85−90 +372%
Dota 2	120 −358%	550−600 +358%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −193%	200−210 +193%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −330%	400−450 +330%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 −448%	300−350 +448%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 −50.3%	210−220 +50.3%
Valorant	103 −702%	800−850 +702%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	49 −245%	160−170 +245%
Grand Theft Auto V	49 −369%	230−240 +369%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −360%	800−850 +360%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −365%	90−95 +365%
World of Tanks	140−150 −253%	500−550 +253%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45 −93.3%	85−90 +93.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −372%	85−90 +372%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −167%	160−170 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −374%	270−280 +374%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 −583%	230−240 +583%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −239%	160−170 +239%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −352%	140−150 +352%
Valorant	68 −741%	550−600 +741%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1833%	174 +1833%
Dota 2	65 −188%	180−190 +188%
Grand Theft Auto V	65 −362%	300−310 +362%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −882%	167 +882%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 −217%	200−210 +217%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −357%	60−65 +357%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65 −362%	300−310 +362%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24 −279%	90−95 +279%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −511%	55 +511%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 −380%	24−27 +380%
Dota 2	76 −361%	350−400 +361%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −275%	100−110 +275%
Fortnite	24−27 −269%	95−100 +269%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −355%	150−160 +355%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 −794%	160−170 +794%
Valorant	32 −1038%	350−400 +1038%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

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This is how RTX 3000 Max-Q and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

RTX 5090 is 180% faster in 1080p
RTX 5090 is 309% faster in 1440p
RTX 5090 is 327% faster in 4K

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 1833% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5090 is ahead in 44 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.73	100.00
Recency	27 May 2019	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	575 Watt

RTX 3000 Max-Q has 858.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 382.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.