L4 vs Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	148	190
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	29.71	28.46
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU104	AD104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	21 March 2023 (1 year 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 cores	3072	7424
Core clock speed	600 MHz	795 MHz
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz	2040 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	72 Watt
Texture fill rate	259.2	489.6
Floating-point processing power	8.294 TFLOPS	30.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	80
TMUs	192	240
Tensor Cores	384	240
Ray Tracing Cores	48	60

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	169 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1563 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	300.1 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	No outputs
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.

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	1.3
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 34.67
+16%

L4 29.89

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 13360
+16%

L4 11518

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	109 +21.1%	90−95 −21.1%
1440p	66 +20%	55−60 −20%
4K	44 +25.7%	35−40 −25.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65
+22%

50−55

−22%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	86 +22.9%	70−75 −22.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +22%	50−55 −22%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +20%	95−100 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	101 +18.8%	85−90 −18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +22%	50−55 −22%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +20%	65−70 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +18.7%	75−80 −18.7%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +20.7%	150−160 −20.7%
Hitman 3	75−80 +25%	60−65 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +16.2%	130−140 −16.2%
Metro Exodus	144 +20%	120−130 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	97 +21.3%	80−85 −21.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +27%	100−105 −27%
Watch Dogs: Legion	189 +18.1%	160−170 −18.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +16.9%	65−70 −16.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +22%	50−55 −22%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +20%	95−100 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	93 +16.3%	80−85 −16.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +22%	50−55 −22%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +20%	65−70 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +18.7%	75−80 −18.7%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +20.7%	150−160 −20.7%
Hitman 3	75−80 +25%	60−65 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +16.2%	130−140 −16.2%
Metro Exodus	143 +19.2%	120−130 −19.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	78 +20%	65−70 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +27%	100−105 −27%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 +21.7%	60−65 −21.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	182 +21.3%	150−160 −21.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	56 +24.4%	45−50 −24.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +22%	50−55 −22%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	67 +21.8%	55−60 −21.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +22%	50−55 −22%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +20%	65−70 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +20.7%	150−160 −20.7%
Hitman 3	75−80 +25%	60−65 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	108 +20%	90−95 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +27%	100−105 −27%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	83 +18.6%	70−75 −18.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	51 +27.5%	40−45 −27.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85
+21.4%

70−75

−21.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +21.8%	55−60 −21.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +20%	45−50 −20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48 +20%	40−45 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +26.7%	30−33 −26.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	48 +20%	40−45 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +28.6%	21−24 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +18.8%	170−180 −18.8%
Hitman 3	45−50 +28.6%	35−40 −28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	83 +18.6%	70−75 −18.6%
Metro Exodus	73 +21.7%	60−65 −21.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 +20%	70−75 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +22.5%	40−45 −22.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	143 +19.2%	120−130 −19.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65
+18.2%

55−60

−18.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Hitman 3	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +21.4%	140−150 −21.4%
Metro Exodus	53 +17.8%	45−50 −17.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 +25%	40−45 −25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27 +28.6%	21−24 −28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +22.5%	40−45 −22.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +17.5%	40−45 −17.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

34
+25.9%

27−30

−25.9%

This is how RTX 5000 Max-Q and L4 compete in popular games:

RTX 5000 Max-Q is 21% faster in 1080p
RTX 5000 Max-Q is 20% faster in 1440p
RTX 5000 Max-Q is 26% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	34.67	29.89
Recency	27 May 2019	21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	72 Watt

RTX 5000 Max-Q has a 16% higher aggregate performance score.

L4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 140% more advanced lithography process, and 11.1% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the L4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while L4 is a workstation one.

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