NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 16GB GDDR6 workstation
Equipped with 16GB of ECC GDDR6 memory and 3072 CUDA cores on the Turing architecture, this card delivers certified reliability for complex 3D rendering and scientific simulations. Its 48 RT Cores enable real-time ray tracing in professional applications, a feature that sets it apart from previous-generation workstation cards. This GPU is best for engineers and researchers running validated simulations where data integrity and ISV certification are non-negotiable.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ai (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (13th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (23rd percentile)
- Below average compute (28th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 9 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Quadro RTX 5000 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Turing |
| Class | workstation |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| ECC | Yes |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 3072 |
| Tensor Cores | 384 |
| RT Cores | 48 |
| Base Clock | 1620 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 15336 |
| GPU Compute | 6313 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 230 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 3840x2160 |
Physical
| Length | 267 |
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.9 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| VR Ready | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Quadro RTX 5000 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 2407 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 230 | 575 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | - | 512 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | workstation | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 | 69.6 | 38.7 | 63.3 | 32.9 | 28.2 | 62.9 | 6.6 | 13.3 | 23 | 37.4 | 62.5 | 49.5 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 86 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85.3 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 71.9 | 57.8 | 94 | 88.8 | 15.1 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.2 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 87.9 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 80.4 | 72.9 | 94 | 88.8 | 21 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.3 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 99.4 | 57.8 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.1 | 91.7 | 83.8 | 95.5 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 86 | 52.7 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 17.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From €1,099
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall40.4
- AI/LLM46.5
- Budget43.9
- Gaming 4k29.2
- Ray Tracing31.2
- Workstation49.5
- Gaming 1080p29.4
- Gaming 1440p30.4
- Content Creation35.7
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