GeForce RTX 4070 Max-Q vs Quadro P5000
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 166 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.39 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 12.43 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | AD106 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2016 (8 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,499 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2048 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 1607 MHz | 735 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1733 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 277.3 | 177.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 8.873 TFLOPS | 11.34 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| TMUs | 160 | 144 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 144 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 36 |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1127 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192 GB/s | 224.0 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 | 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| Display Port | 1.4 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
| 3D Stereo | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| nView Display Management | + | no data |
| Optimus | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 8.9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2016 | 3 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 35 Watt |
Quadro P5000 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 4070 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 185.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro P5000 and GeForce RTX 4070 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro P5000 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 4070 Max-Q is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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