RTX A5000 vs Quadro FX 350M

Place in the ranking	1444	37
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.51	17.69
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G72	GA102
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	13 March 2006 (18 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)

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	7	8192
Core clock speed	450 MHz	1170 MHz
Boost clock speed	450 MHz	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	112 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	1.800	433.9
Floating-point processing power	no data	27.77 TFLOPS
ROPs	2	96
TMUs	4	256
Tensor Cores	no data	256
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	64

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 1.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	450 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	768.0 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

No outputs

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.7
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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.

FX 350M 0.11

RTX A5000 58.96
+53500%

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.

FX 350M 44

RTX A5000 22669
+51420%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −53025%	4250−4300 +53025%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −49900%	500−550 +49900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −53025%	4250−4300 +53025%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −49900%	500−550 +49900%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −52900%	2650−2700 +52900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −52400%	2100−2150 +52400%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −53025%	4250−4300 +53025%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −49900%	500−550 +49900%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −53233%	3200−3250 +53233%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −52900%	2650−2700 +52900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −52900%	2650−2700 +52900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −52400%	2100−2150 +52400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −52400%	2100−2150 +52400%
World of Tanks	10−11 −53400%	5350−5400 +53400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −53025%	4250−4300 +53025%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −49900%	500−550 +49900%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −53233%	3200−3250 +53233%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −52900%	2650−2700 +52900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −52900%	2650−2700 +52900%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

−49900%

500−550
+49900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −53233%	4800−4850 +53233%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −52400%	1050−1100 +52400%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −52400%	2100−2150 +52400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −49900%	500−550 +49900%
Valorant	4−5 −52400%	2100−2150 +52400%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −53233%	8000−8050 +53233%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −53233%	8000−8050 +53233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −53233%	8000−8050 +53233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −49900%	500−550 +49900%
Dota 2	14−16 −53233%	8000−8050 +53233%
Valorant	0−1	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.11	58.96
Recency	13 March 2006	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	24 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	230 Watt

FX 350M has 1433.3% lower power consumption.

RTX A5000, on the other hand, has a 53500% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 350M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 350M is a mobile workstation card while RTX A5000 is a workstation one.

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