RTX A5000 Mobile vs Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q and RTX A5000 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 4000 Max-Q
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
32.17

RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms RTX 4000 Max-Q by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking17095
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency27.9519.37
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU104GA104
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)

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 cores25606144
Core clock speed780 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1380 MHz1575 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate220.8302.4
Floating-point processing power7.066 TFLOPS19.35 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs160192
Tensor Cores320192
Ray Tracing Cores4048

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth416.0 GB/s448.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.6

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 4000 Max-Q 32.17
RTX A5000 Mobile 41.80
+29.9%

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 4000 Max-Q 12410
RTX A5000 Mobile 16125
+29.9%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 4000 Max-Q 23574
RTX A5000 Mobile 36164
+53.4%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 4000 Max-Q 17049
RTX A5000 Mobile 27271
+60%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 4000 Max-Q 35167
RTX A5000 Mobile 50154
+42.6%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 4000 Max-Q 6764
RTX A5000 Mobile 10307
+52.4%

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
−17.9%
112
+17.9%
1440p46
−52.2%
70
+52.2%
4K48
−6.3%
51
+6.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−27.3%
70−75
+27.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−20%
80−85
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−35.7%
76
+35.7%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−20.8%
120−130
+20.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−21.2%
80−85
+21.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−27.3%
70−75
+27.3%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−17.8%
85−90
+17.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−19.5%
95−100
+19.5%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−11.6%
190−200
+11.6%
Hitman 3 65−70
−25%
85−90
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
−16.2%
160−170
+16.2%
Metro Exodus 100−110
−16.5%
120−130
+16.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−15%
90−95
+15%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−27%
140−150
+27%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−9.3%
120−130
+9.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−20%
80−85
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−14.3%
64
+14.3%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−20.8%
120−130
+20.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−21.2%
80−85
+21.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−27.3%
70−75
+27.3%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−17.8%
85−90
+17.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−19.5%
95−100
+19.5%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−11.6%
190−200
+11.6%
Hitman 3 65−70
−25%
85−90
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
−16.2%
160−170
+16.2%
Metro Exodus 100−110
−16.5%
120−130
+16.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−15%
90−95
+15%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−67%
192
+67%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−20.6%
80−85
+20.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−9.3%
120−130
+9.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−20%
80−85
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+1.8%
55
−1.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−21.2%
80−85
+21.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−27.3%
70−75
+27.3%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−17.8%
85−90
+17.8%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−11.6%
190−200
+11.6%
Hitman 3 65−70
−25%
85−90
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+6.8%
133
−6.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−39.1%
160
+39.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
−42.9%
90
+42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+162%
45
−162%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−15%
90−95
+15%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−24.2%
75−80
+24.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−22%
60−65
+22%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−22.9%
40−45
+22.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−29.4%
44
+29.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−23.7%
45−50
+23.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−39.1%
30−35
+39.1%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−21.1%
45−50
+21.1%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−18.7%
220−230
+18.7%
Hitman 3 40−45
−26.8%
50−55
+26.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−26.1%
85−90
+26.1%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
62
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−69.7%
129
+69.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−31.8%
55−60
+31.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
−12.9%
190−200
+12.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−23.6%
65−70
+23.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−30.8%
30−35
+30.8%
Hitman 3 24−27
−46.2%
38
+46.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
−14.4%
180−190
+14.4%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−27.5%
50−55
+27.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
−61.1%
58
+61.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−52.6%
29
+52.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−25%
24−27
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−27.8%
21−24
+27.8%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−22.2%
55−60
+22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−74.4%
75
+74.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−62.5%
26
+62.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%

This is how RTX 4000 Max-Q and RTX A5000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 18% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 52% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 6% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4000 Max-Q is 162% faster.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A5000 Mobile is 74% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 Max-Q is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is ahead in 68 tests (94%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.17 41.80
Recency 27 May 2019 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 150 Watt

RTX 4000 Max-Q has 87.5% lower power consumption.

RTX A5000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 29.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q in performance tests.


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

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q
Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q
NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile
RTX A5000 Mobile

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


4 22 votes

Rate Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.2 54 votes

Rate RTX A5000 Mobile on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.