RTX A3000 Mobile vs Quadro 5000 SDI

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance rankingnot rated164
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF100GA104
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date23 February 2011 (13 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,899 no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3524096
Core clock speed513 MHz1080 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1560 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)172 Watt130 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate22.57237.6
Floating-point performance0.7223 gflops15.21 gflops

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length248 mmno data
WidthQuad-slotno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2.5 GB12 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed3000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth120.0 GB/s336.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video, 2x SDINo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA2.08.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 February 2011 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2.5 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 172 Watt 130 Watt

RTX A3000 Mobile has an age advantage of 10 years, a 380% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 32.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Quadro 5000 SDI and RTX A3000 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro 5000 SDI is a workstation card while RTX A3000 Mobile is a notebook one.


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