GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	156	14
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	14.05
Power efficiency	29.36	12.09
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU104	AD102
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	28 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	3072	14592
Core clock speed	600 MHz	2280 MHz
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	259.2	1,149
Floating-point processing power	8.294 TFLOPS	73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	176
TMUs	192	456
Tensor Cores	384	456
Ray Tracing Cores	48	114

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 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	3-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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	1,008 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 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	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.9

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 5000 Max-Q 34.12

RTX 4090 D 74.64
+119%

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 13113

RTX 4090 D 28686
+119%

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	108 −113%	230−240 +113%
1440p	66 −112%	140−150 +112%
4K	45 −111%	95−100 +111%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	6.95
1440p	no data	11.42
4K	no data	16.83

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −106%	140−150 +106%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −108%	150−160 +108%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	85 −112%	180−190 +112%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −106%	140−150 +106%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −108%	150−160 +108%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −119%	350−400 +119%
Forza Horizon 5	85−90 −116%	190−200 +116%
Metro Exodus	94 −113%	200−210 +113%
Red Dead Redemption 2	97 −116%	210−220 +116%
Valorant	161 −117%	350−400 +117%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 −119%	210−220 +119%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −106%	140−150 +106%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −108%	150−160 +108%
Dota 2	113 −112%	240−250 +112%
Far Cry 5	79 −115%	170−180 +115%
Fortnite	150−160 −92.3%	300−310 +92.3%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −119%	350−400 +119%
Forza Horizon 5	85−90 −116%	190−200 +116%
Grand Theft Auto V	108 −113%	230−240 +113%
Metro Exodus	73 −105%	150−160 +105%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 −113%	400−450 +113%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50 −100%	100−105 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 −114%	250−260 +114%
Valorant	94 −113%	200−210 +113%
World of Tanks	270−280 −116%	600−650 +116%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75 −113%	160−170 +113%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −106%	140−150 +106%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −108%	150−160 +108%
Dota 2	118 −112%	250−260 +112%
Far Cry 5	176 −98.9%	350−400 +98.9%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −119%	350−400 +119%
Forza Horizon 5	85−90 −116%	190−200 +116%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 −113%	400−450 +113%
Valorant	141 −113%	300−310 +113%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	60−65 −113%	130−140 +113%
Grand Theft Auto V	60−65 −110%	130−140 +110%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −100%	350−400 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	32 −119%	70−75 +119%
World of Tanks	210−220 −106%	450−500 +106%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	73 −105%	150−160 +105%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −107%	60−65 +107%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −119%	70−75 +119%
Far Cry 5	110 −118%	240−250 +118%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −119%	210−220 +119%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 −114%	120−130 +114%
Metro Exodus	73 −105%	150−160 +105%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −114%	120−130 +114%
Valorant	98 −114%	210−220 +114%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%
Dota 2	79 −115%	170−180 +115%
Grand Theft Auto V	79 −115%	170−180 +115%
Metro Exodus	26 −112%	55−60 +112%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 −113%	230−240 +113%
Red Dead Redemption 2	23 −117%	50−55 +117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	79 −115%	170−180 +115%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	47 −113%	100−105 +113%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Dota 2	99 −112%	210−220 +112%
Far Cry 5	52 −112%	110−120 +112%
Fortnite	45−50 −117%	100−105 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −118%	120−130 +118%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −110%	65−70 +110%
Valorant	51 −116%	110−120 +116%

This is how RTX 5000 Max-Q and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 D is 113% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 D is 112% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 D is 111% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	34.12	74.64
Recency	27 May 2019	28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	425 Watt

RTX 5000 Max-Q has 431.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 118.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.

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