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 1.75 GHz are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s.

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

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	162
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Power efficiency	29.11	of 100.00 (Radeon 890M)
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	TU104
Market segment	Mobile workstation
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

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 cores	3072	of 21760 (GeForce RTX 5090 D)
Core clock speed	600 MHz	of 2670 MHz (Arc B580)
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz	of 3599 MHz (Radeon RX 7990 XTX)
Number of transistors	13,600 million	of 153,000 million (Radeon Instinct MI300)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	of 3 nm (Arc Graphics 140V)
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	of 2400 Watt (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate	259.2	of 2,554 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Floating-point processing power	8.294 TFLOPS	of 104.8 (GeForce RTX 5090 D)
ROPs	64	of 512 (Moore Threads MTT S4000)
TMUs	192	of 1280 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)
Tensor Cores	384	of 1216 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Ray Tracing Cores	48	of 170 (GeForce RTX 5090 D)

Form factor & compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None

VRAM capacity and type

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 type	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	of 288 GB (Radeon Instinct MI325X)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	of 8192 Bit (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	of 20000 (RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile)
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	of 5,171 GB/s (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Shared memory	-

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors	No outputs
G-SYNC support	+

Supported 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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
CUDA	7.5
DLSS	+

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 score.

RTX 5000 Max-Q 29.25

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 5000 Max-Q 13080

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 5000 Max-Q 26465

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.

RTX 5000 Max-Q 53221

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 5000 Max-Q 19790

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 5000 Max-Q 64768

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.

RTX 5000 Max-Q 433183

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 5000 Max-Q 7396

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.

RTX 5000 Max-Q 237

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

RTX 5000 Max-Q 82

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

RTX 5000 Max-Q 123

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

RTX 5000 Max-Q 138

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

RTX 5000 Max-Q 124

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

RTX 5000 Max-Q 125

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 medical-01

RTX 5000 Max-Q 63

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

RTX 5000 Max-Q 97

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

RTX 5000 Max-Q 14

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

RTX 5000 Max-Q 97

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.

RTX 5000 Max-Q 87

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

RTX 5000 Max-Q 125

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

RTX 5000 Max-Q 124

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

RTX 5000 Max-Q 150

SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

RTX 5000 Max-Q 125

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

RTX 5000 Max-Q 64

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

RTX 5000 Max-Q 14.3

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

RTX 5000 Max-Q 181

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.

RTX 5000 Max-Q 184

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 HD	106
1440p	67
4K	44

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	90−95
Counter-Strike 2	180−190
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	90−95
Battlefield 5	131
Counter-Strike 2	180−190
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75
Far Cry 5	106
Fortnite	140−150
Forza Horizon 4	120−130
Forza Horizon 5	100−105
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130
Valorant	190−200

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	90−95
Battlefield 5	120
Counter-Strike 2	180−190
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	270−280
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75
Dota 2	122
Far Cry 5	101
Fortnite	140−150
Forza Horizon 4	120−130
Forza Horizon 5	100−105
Grand Theft Auto V	108
Metro Exodus	73
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	145
Valorant	190−200

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	112
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75
Dota 2	118
Far Cry 5	96
Forza Horizon 4	120−130
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	83
Valorant	141

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

140−150

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	75−80
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	210−220
Grand Theft Auto V	60−65
Metro Exodus	36
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180
Valorant	230−240

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	91
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35
Far Cry 5	74
Forza Horizon 4	85−90
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

80−85

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	24−27
Counter-Strike 2	35−40
Grand Theft Auto V	79
Metro Exodus	26
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50
Valorant	190−200

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	53
Counter-Strike 2	35−40
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16
Dota 2	99
Far Cry 5	40
Forza Horizon 4	55−60
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

35−40

Closest competitors

Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q's performance relative to its closest rivals among mobile workstation graphics cards.

Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile 106.15

Radeon Pro Vega 64X 102.22

Quadro RTX 4000 Mobile 100.21

Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q 100

Radeon Pro Vega 64 98.77

Quadro P5200 Max-Q 96.1

RTX A3000 Mobile 95.79

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is Radeon Pro Vega 64, which is slower by 1% and lower by 4 positions in our ranking.