RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell vs Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS with RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell outperforms Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS by a whopping 989% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 602 | 22 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 23.77 | 17.25 |
| Architecture | no data | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | no data | GB202 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 3 September 2024 (less than a year ago) | 18 March 2025 (less than a 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 | 768 | 14080 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1590 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2617 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1,151 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 73.69 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 176 |
| TMUs | no data | 440 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 440 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 110 |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | LPDDR5x | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8448 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 1.34 TB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 | 20
−950%
| 210−220
+950%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
−868%
|
300−310
+868%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−977%
|
140−150
+977%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 10−11
−900%
|
100−105
+900%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−974%
|
290−300
+974%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
−868%
|
300−310
+868%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−977%
|
140−150
+977%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21
−948%
|
220−230
+948%
|
| Fortnite | 35−40
−953%
|
400−450
+953%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
−934%
|
300−310
+934%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 18−20
−956%
|
190−200
+956%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
−987%
|
250−260
+987%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 10−11
−900%
|
100−105
+900%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
−956%
|
750−800
+956%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−974%
|
290−300
+974%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
−868%
|
300−310
+868%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 100−110
−958%
|
1100−1150
+958%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−977%
|
140−150
+977%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 19
−953%
|
200−210
+953%
|
| Fortnite | 35−40
−953%
|
400−450
+953%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
−934%
|
300−310
+934%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 18−20
−956%
|
190−200
+956%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24
−983%
|
260−270
+983%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
−983%
|
130−140
+983%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
−987%
|
250−260
+987%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 10−11
−900%
|
100−105
+900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 22
−945%
|
230−240
+945%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
−956%
|
750−800
+956%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−974%
|
290−300
+974%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−977%
|
140−150
+977%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18
−956%
|
190−200
+956%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
−934%
|
300−310
+934%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
−987%
|
250−260
+987%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 10−11
−900%
|
100−105
+900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 11
−900%
|
110−120
+900%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
−956%
|
750−800
+956%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 35−40
−953%
|
400−450
+953%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−983%
|
130−140
+983%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 45−50
−920%
|
500−550
+920%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 8−9
−963%
|
85−90
+963%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−983%
|
65−70
+983%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
−926%
|
400−450
+926%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
−956%
|
750−800
+956%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
−900%
|
110−120
+900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−900%
|
50−55
+900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−983%
|
130−140
+983%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−967%
|
160−170
+967%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 5−6
−900%
|
50−55
+900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−963%
|
85−90
+963%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 12−14
−977%
|
140−150
+977%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
−956%
|
190−200
+956%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−900%
|
40−45
+900%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−838%
|
300−310
+838%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−900%
|
50−55
+900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−983%
|
65−70
+983%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−900%
|
100−105
+900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−983%
|
65−70
+983%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 3−4
−900%
|
30−33
+900%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 6−7
−983%
|
65−70
+983%
|
This is how Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS and RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell compete in popular games:
- RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is 950% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.24 | 67.93 |
| Recency | 3 September 2024 | 18 March 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 300 Watt |
Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS has a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 1400% lower power consumption.
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 988.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 6 months.
The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS in performance tests.
Be aware that Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS is a notebook graphics card while RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is a workstation one.
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