GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs Quadro 5000

Place in the ranking	630	9
Place by popularity	not in top-100	12
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.15	67.41
Power efficiency	2.27	24.40
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GF100	AD104
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	23 February 2011 (13 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 SUPER has 44840% better value for money than Quadro 5000.

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	352	7168
Core clock speed	513 MHz	1980 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2475 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	152 Watt	220 Watt
Texture fill rate	22.57	554.4
Floating-point processing power	0.7223 TFLOPS	35.48 TFLOPS
ROPs	40	80
TMUs	44	224
Tensor Cores	no data	224
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	56

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 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	248 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-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	GDDR5	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	2.5 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	750 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	120.0 GB/s	504.2 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 DVI, 2x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	2.0	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.

Quadro 5000 5.02

RTX 4070 SUPER 78.24
+1459%

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.

Quadro 5000 1934

RTX 4070 SUPER 30153
+1459%

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	14−16 −1479%	221 +1479%
1440p	8−9 −1638%	139 +1638%
4K	5−6 −1620%	86 +1620%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	178.50	2.71
1440p	312.38	4.31
4K	499.80	6.97

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Battlefield 5	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Battlefield 5	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	428 +0%	428 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	381 +0%	381 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	201 +0%	201 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	139 +0%	139 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+0%

120−130

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Hitman 3	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	265 +0%	265 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	154 +0%	154 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+0%

120−130

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Hitman 3	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	133 +0%	133 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	132 +0%	132 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	62 +0%	62 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95

+0%

90−95

+0%

This is how Quadro 5000 and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 SUPER is 1479% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 SUPER is 1638% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 SUPER is 1620% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.02	78.24
Recency	23 February 2011	8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	2.5 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	152 Watt	220 Watt

Quadro 5000 has 44.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 1458.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 380% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 5000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 5000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is a desktop one.

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