Capsaicin vs Quadro P5000 Max-Q
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | N17E-Q5 Max-Q | Capsaicin |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 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 cores | 2048 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 1101 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1366 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 8,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | no 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).
| Laptop size | large | 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 | GDDR5 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 6006 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.170 |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 28 nm |
P5000 Max-Q has a 75% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro P5000 Max-Q and Capsaicin. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro P5000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while Capsaicin is a desktop one.
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