Quadro RTX A6000 vs Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q with Quadro RTX A6000, including specs and performance data.

RTX 5000 Max-Q
2019
16 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
34.91

RTX A6000 outperforms RTX 5000 Max-Q by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14737
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.31
Power efficiency30.2113.54
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU104GA102
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)5 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores307210752
Core clock speed600 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHz1800 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate259.2604.8
Floating-point processing power8.294 TFLOPS38.71 TFLOPS
ROPs64112
TMUs192336
Tensor Cores384336
Ray Tracing Cores4884

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone8-pin EPS

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 amount16 GB48 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s768.0 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 outputs4x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 5000 Max-Q 34.91
RTX A6000 58.68
+68.1%

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 13468
RTX A6000 22638
+68.1%

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
RTX A6000 50957
+92.5%

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
RTX A6000 89510
+68.2%

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
RTX A6000 27511
+39%

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
RTX A6000 113167
+74.7%

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
RTX A6000 494750
+14.2%

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 HD107
−64.5%
176
+64.5%
1440p66
−105%
135
+105%
4K42
−179%
117
+179%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data26.41
1440pno data34.44
4Kno data39.74

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−21.3%
70−75
+21.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 86
−2.3%
85−90
+2.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
−18%
70−75
+18%
Battlefield 5 110−120
−16.7%
130−140
+16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 101
+20.2%
80−85
−20.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−21.3%
70−75
+21.3%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−14.1%
85−90
+14.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
−14.6%
100−110
+14.6%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−8.8%
190−200
+8.8%
Hitman 3 75−80
−18.7%
85−90
+18.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−13.2%
170−180
+13.2%
Metro Exodus 144
+9.9%
130−140
−9.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 97
+2.1%
95−100
−2.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−21.3%
150−160
+21.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 189
+43.2%
130−140
−43.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
−15.8%
85−90
+15.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
−18%
70−75
+18%
Battlefield 5 110−120
−16.7%
130−140
+16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 93
+10.7%
80−85
−10.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−21.3%
70−75
+21.3%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−14.1%
85−90
+14.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
−14.6%
100−110
+14.6%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−8.8%
190−200
+8.8%
Hitman 3 75−80
−18.7%
85−90
+18.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−13.2%
170−180
+13.2%
Metro Exodus 143
+9.2%
130−140
−9.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 78
−21.8%
95−100
+21.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−131%
293
+131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
−17.8%
85−90
+17.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 182
+37.9%
130−140
−37.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
−57.1%
85−90
+57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
−18%
70−75
+18%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 67
−25.4%
80−85
+25.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−21.3%
70−75
+21.3%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−14.1%
85−90
+14.1%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−8.8%
190−200
+8.8%
Hitman 3 75−80
−18.7%
85−90
+18.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 108
−107%
224
+107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−127%
288
+127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 83
−117%
180
+117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 51
−159%
130−140
+159%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85
−11.8%
95−100
+11.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−20.9%
80−85
+20.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−18.5%
60−65
+18.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
+6.7%
45−50
−6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−21.1%
45−50
+21.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 48
−2.1%
45−50
+2.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−25.9%
30−35
+25.9%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−17.1%
45−50
+17.1%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
−13.9%
230−240
+13.9%
Hitman 3 45−50
−22.2%
55−60
+22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 83
−153%
210
+153%
Metro Exodus 73
+15.9%
63
−15.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
−194%
247
+194%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−26.5%
60−65
+26.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 143
−38.5%
190−200
+38.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65
−10.8%
70−75
+10.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−20%
40−45
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Hitman 3 27−30
−17.2%
30−35
+17.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
−10.6%
180−190
+10.6%
Metro Exodus 53
−1.9%
50−55
+1.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
−192%
146
+192%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+6.9%
27−30
−6.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−25%
24−27
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−18.4%
55−60
+18.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−217%
149
+217%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 34
−8.8%
35−40
+8.8%

This is how RTX 5000 Max-Q and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is 64% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A6000 is 105% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A6000 is 179% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 5000 Max-Q is 43% faster.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A6000 is 217% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 Max-Q is ahead in 10 tests (14%)
  • RTX A6000 is ahead in 60 tests (83%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.91 58.68
Recency 27 May 2019 5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 300 Watt

RTX 5000 Max-Q has 275% lower power consumption.

RTX A6000, on the other hand, has a 68.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX A6000 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 Quadro RTX A6000 is a workstation one.


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