GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 12 GB vs Quadro K5000 SYNC

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGK104TU102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date25 January 2013 (11 years ago)12 October 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,299 no data
Current price$813 (0.2x MSRP)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 cores15364608
Core clock speed706 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1650 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate90.37475.2
Floating-point performance2,169 gflopsno data

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width3-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed5400 MHz16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth172.8 GB/s768.0 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x SDI1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.07.5

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 January 2013 12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 250 Watt

K5000 SYNC has 104.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080 Ti 12 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Quadro K5000 SYNC and GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 12 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro K5000 SYNC is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 12 GB is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA Quadro K5000 SYNC
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