NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 16GB workstation
Built on the Blackwell architecture, this Quadro RTX 5000 delivers reliable ray tracing performance and 16GB of ECC memory for certified professional applications. Its single-slot, PCIe x16 form factor allows for dense multi-GPU configurations in existing workstation chassis. This card is best for engineers and CAD designers who require ISV-certified stability over raw gaming or AI inference speed.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ai (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (16th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (23rd percentile)
- Below average rt (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Quadro RTX 5000 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell |
| Class | workstation |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
Compute
| Base Clock | 1620 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 15336 |
| GPU Compute | 6313 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 230 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCIe x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | ZOTAC SOLID OC White Edition ZT-B50900Q-10P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Quadro RTX 5000 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Vram | 16GB | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 32GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 2407 | 2805 | 2482 | 2680 | 2422 |
| Tdp W | 230 | 575 | 360 | 300 | 339 | 575 |
| Memory Bus Bits | - | 512 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 512 |
| 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 | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 | 65.2 | 31.3 | 63.3 | 32.9 | 34.5 | 6.6 | 23 | 15.6 | 50.1 | 50.9 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 85.3 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 88.8 | 15.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.2 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 72.9 | 94 | 88.8 | 21 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.1 | 91.7 | 83.8 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 52.7 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 17.6 |
| ZOTAC SOLID OC White Edition ZT-B50900Q-10P Compare | 97.1 | 90.5 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 24.6 | 94 | 60.8 | 1.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From ¥140,680
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall35.5
- AI/LLM41
- Budget41.6
- Gaming 4k23.5
- Ray Tracing24.1
- Workstation44.8
- Gaming 1080p22.9
- Gaming 1440p24.1
- Content Creation31.7
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