RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs RTX 6000 Ada Generation

Place in the ranking	15	8
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.43	no data
Power efficiency	16.84	21.99
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	AD102	AD102
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	3 December 2022 (2 years ago)	9 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$6,799	no data

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	18176	12800
Core clock speed	915 MHz	1155 MHz
Boost clock speed	2505 MHz	2550 MHz
Number of transistors	76,300 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	1,423	1,020
Floating-point processing power	91.06 TFLOPS	65.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	192	176
TMUs	568	400
Tensor Cores	568	400
Ray Tracing Cores	142	100

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	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	48 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	960.0 GB/s	576.0 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 Connectors

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.8	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	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 6000 Ada Generation 73.26

RTX 5000 Ada Generation 79.71
+8.8%

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 6000 Ada Generation 28157

RTX 5000 Ada Generation 30636
+8.8%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 323581
+132%

RTX 5000 Ada Generation 139440

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 249897
+53.7%

RTX 5000 Ada Generation 162637

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	190 −5.3%	200−210 +5.3%
1440p	160 −6.3%	170−180 +6.3%
4K	115 −4.3%	120−130 +4.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	35.78	no data
1440p	42.49	no data
4K	59.12	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

164

−3.7%

170−180
+3.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −2.6%	120−130 +2.6%
Counter-Strike 2	163 −4.3%	170−180 +4.3%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 −8.4%	450−500 +8.4%
Forza Horizon 5	190−200 −4.7%	200−210 +4.7%
Metro Exodus	113 −6.2%	120−130 +6.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 −4.5%	140−150 +4.5%
Valorant	350−400 −3.9%	400−450 +3.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −2.6%	120−130 +2.6%
Counter-Strike 2	155 −3.2%	160−170 +3.2%
Dota 2	170−180 −5.9%	180−190 +5.9%
Far Cry 5	123 −5.7%	130−140 +5.7%
Fortnite	290−300 −3.1%	300−310 +3.1%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 −8.4%	450−500 +8.4%
Forza Horizon 5	190−200 −4.7%	200−210 +4.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	170−180 −5.9%	180−190 +5.9%
Metro Exodus	106 −3.8%	110−120 +3.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 −7%	230−240 +7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 −4.5%	140−150 +4.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 −3.4%	180−190 +3.4%
Valorant	350−400 −3.9%	400−450 +3.9%
World of Tanks	270−280 −7.5%	300−310 +7.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −2.6%	120−130 +2.6%
Counter-Strike 2	147 −2%	150−160 +2%
Far Cry 5	130−140 −2.2%	140−150 +2.2%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 −8.4%	450−500 +8.4%
Forza Horizon 5	190−200 −4.7%	200−210 +4.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 −7%	230−240 +7%
Valorant	350−400 −3.9%	400−450 +3.9%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	140−150 −5.6%	150−160 +5.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	140−150 −6.4%	150−160 +6.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −8.6%	190−200 +8.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −7.5%	100−105 +7.5%
World of Tanks	500−550 −6.6%	550−600 +6.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 −3.4%	90−95 +3.4%
Counter-Strike 2	131 −6.9%	140−150 +6.9%
Far Cry 5	160−170 −6.3%	170−180 +6.3%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 −5.5%	290−300 +5.5%
Forza Horizon 5	140−150 −4.9%	150−160 +4.9%
Metro Exodus	99 −1%	100−105 +1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	219 −5%	230−240 +5%
Valorant	300−350 −6.4%	350−400 +6.4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40 +0%	40−45 +0%
Dota 2	160−170 −3%	170−180 +3%
Grand Theft Auto V	160−170 −3.7%	170−180 +3.7%
Metro Exodus	90 −5.6%	95−100 +5.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −5.3%	220−230 +5.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −1.6%	65−70 +1.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 −3%	170−180 +3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 −4.4%	95−100 +4.4%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 −7.5%	100−105 +7.5%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −4.8%	110−120 +4.8%
Fortnite	95−100 −4.2%	100−105 +4.2%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 −6.7%	160−170 +6.7%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 −5.6%	95−100 +5.6%
Valorant	190−200 −4.7%	200−210 +4.7%

This is how RTX 6000 Ada Generation and RTX 5000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 5% faster in 1080p
RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 6% faster in 1440p
RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 4% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	73.26	79.71
Recency	3 December 2022	9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	48 GB	32 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	250 Watt

RTX 6000 Ada Generation has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 5000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 8.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 20% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between RTX 6000 Ada Generation and RTX 5000 Ada Generation.

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