Quadro RTX 5000 X2 Mobile vs GeForce RTX 3070
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 41 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 38 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 59.03 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 18.37 | no data |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2024) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GA104 | TU104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 September 2020 (4 years ago) | 8 June 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 5888 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1035 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1725 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 17,400 million | 13,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | 110 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 317.4 | 293.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 20.31 TFLOPS | 9.4 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 64 |
| TMUs | 184 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | 184 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 46 | 48 |
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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 242 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 12-pin | no data |
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 | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 448.0 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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
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 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.5 | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2020 | 8 June 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | 110 Watt |
RTX 3070 has an age advantage of 2 months, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.
RTX 5000 X2 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3070 and Quadro RTX 5000 X2 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 3070 is a desktop card while Quadro RTX 5000 X2 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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