NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q: specs and benchmarks

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Summary

NVIDIA started Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q sales 27 May 2019. This is a Turing architecture notebook card based on 12 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at designers. 16 GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 14 GHz are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is card attached via PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Power consumption is at 80 - 90 Watt.

It provides good gaming and benchmark performance at 35.24% of a leader's which is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

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General info

Some basic facts about Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q: architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in performance ranking136
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Value for money11.04
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)
GPU code nameN19E-Q5 MAX-Q
Market segmentMobile workstation
Release date27 May 2019 (4 years old)
Current price$2130 of 168889 (A100 PCIe 80 GB)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Technical specs

Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3072of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)
Core clock speed600 - 930 MHzof 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT)
Boost clock speed1350 - 1455 MHzof 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX)
Number of transistors13,600 millionof 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile)
Manufacturing process technology12 nmof 4 (GeForce RTX 4080)
Power consumption (TDP)80 - 90 Wattof 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate259.2of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB)

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q's compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNone

Memory

Parameters of memory installed on Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory typeGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GBof 192 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Memory bus width256 Bitof 19000 (GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB)
Memory clock speed14000 MHzof 23000 (GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER)
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/sof 3276 (Aldebaran)
Shared memory-

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs
G-SYNC support+

Technologies

Technological solutions and APIs supported by Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q. You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+

API support

APIs supported by Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.5
OpenGL4.6
OpenCL1.2
Vulkan1.2.131
CUDA7.5

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 5000 Max-Q 35.24

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

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3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

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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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

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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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

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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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

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3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

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Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

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SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

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SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

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SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

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SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

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SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

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SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 medical-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

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SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

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SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

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SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

Benchmark coverage: 2%

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SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

Benchmark coverage: 2%

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SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

Benchmark coverage: 2%

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SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

Benchmark coverage: 2%

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SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

Benchmark coverage: 2%

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SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

Benchmark coverage: 2%

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SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

Benchmark coverage: 2%

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SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

Benchmark coverage: 2%

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SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

Benchmark coverage: 2%

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SPECviewperf 12 - 3ds Max

This part of SPECviewperf 12 benchmark emulates work with 3DS Max, executing eleven tests in various use scenarios, including architectural modeling and animation for computer games.

Benchmark coverage: 1%

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Gaming performance

Let's see how good Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:

Full HD106
1440p65
4K43

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 86
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
Battlefield 5 131
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 121
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
Far Cry 5 106
Far Cry New Dawn 94
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
Hitman 3 110−120
Horizon Zero Dawn 103
Red Dead Redemption 2 87
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 98
Watch Dogs: Legion 85

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 78
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
Battlefield 5 120
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
Far Cry 5 101
Far Cry New Dawn 89
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
Hitman 3 110−120
Horizon Zero Dawn 90
Metro Exodus 73
Red Dead Redemption 2 50
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 91
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 145
Watch Dogs: Legion 75

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
Battlefield 5 112
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
Far Cry 5 96
Far Cry New Dawn 84
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 83
Watch Dogs: Legion 51

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 64
Hitman 3 60−65
Horizon Zero Dawn 69
Metro Exodus 36
Red Dead Redemption 2 32
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 61

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
Battlefield 5 91
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
Far Cry 5 74
Far Cry New Dawn 73
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
Watch Dogs: Legion 37

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35
Hitman 3 35−40
Horizon Zero Dawn 21
Metro Exodus 26
Red Dead Redemption 2 23
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 31
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
Battlefield 5 53
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
Far Cry 5 40
Far Cry New Dawn 43
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
Watch Dogs: Legion 21

Relative perfomance

Overall Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q performance compared to nearest competitors among mobile workstation video cards.


AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is Radeon Pro W6600M, which is slower by 1% and lower by 2 positions in our ranking.

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Similar GPUs

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