Quadro GV100 vs Quadro P5000

Place in the ranking	164	51
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.32	2.62
Power efficiency	12.65	14.33
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Volta (2017−2020)
GPU code name	GP104	GV100
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	1 October 2016 (8 years ago)	27 March 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	$8,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P5000 has 141% better value for money than Quadro GV100.

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	5120
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	1132 MHz
Boost clock speed	1733 MHz	1627 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	21,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	277.3	520.6
Floating-point processing power	8.873 TFLOPS	16.66 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	128
TMUs	160	320
Tensor Cores	no data	640

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 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 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	GDDR5	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	4096 Bit
Memory clock speed	1127 MHz	848 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	868.4 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	4x DisplayPort
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 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1	7.0

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 P5000 32.66

Quadro GV100 51.39
+57.3%

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 P5000 12597

Quadro GV100 19824
+57.4%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro P5000 52789

Quadro GV100 144084
+173%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Quadro P5000 45153

Quadro GV100 180942
+301%

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	96 −56.3%	150−160 +56.3%
4K	39 −53.8%	60−65 +53.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	26.03	59.99
4K	64.08	149.98

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

55−60

−54.5%

85−90
+54.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −57.1%	110−120 +57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −51.8%	85−90 +51.8%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −52.4%	160−170 +52.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −51.5%	100−105 +51.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 −54.5%	85−90 +54.5%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −52.8%	110−120 +52.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −46.3%	120−130 +46.3%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −57%	270−280 +57%
Hitman 3	65−70 −47.1%	100−105 +47.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −56%	220−230 +56%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −48.1%	160−170 +48.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −50%	120−130 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 −49.1%	170−180 +49.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −52.5%	180−190 +52.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −57.1%	110−120 +57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −51.8%	85−90 +51.8%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −52.4%	160−170 +52.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −51.5%	100−105 +51.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 −54.5%	85−90 +54.5%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −52.8%	110−120 +52.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −46.3%	120−130 +46.3%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −57%	270−280 +57%
Hitman 3	65−70 −47.1%	100−105 +47.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −56%	220−230 +56%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −48.1%	160−170 +48.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −50%	120−130 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 −49.1%	170−180 +49.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −47.1%	100−105 +47.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −52.5%	180−190 +52.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −57.1%	110−120 +57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −51.8%	85−90 +51.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −51.5%	100−105 +51.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 −54.5%	85−90 +54.5%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −52.8%	110−120 +52.8%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −57%	270−280 +57%
Hitman 3	65−70 −47.1%	100−105 +47.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −56%	220−230 +56%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 −49.1%	170−180 +49.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	53 −50.9%	80−85 +50.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −52.5%	180−190 +52.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85
−50%

120−130

+50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −55.7%	95−100 +55.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −53.1%	75−80 +53.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −47.1%	50−55 +47.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −47.1%	50−55 +47.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −44.7%	55−60 +44.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −52.2%	35−40 +52.2%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −48.6%	55−60 +48.6%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −55.9%	290−300 +55.9%
Hitman 3	40−45 −50%	60−65 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −44.9%	100−105 +44.9%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −55.7%	95−100 +55.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −46.7%	110−120 +46.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −47.7%	65−70 +47.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	170−180 −52.9%	260−270 +52.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

−54.5%

85−90
+54.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −56.3%	50−55 +56.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −53.8%	40−45 +53.8%
Hitman 3	24−27 −53.8%	40−45 +53.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −57.2%	250−260 +57.2%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −53.8%	60−65 +53.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 −52.8%	55−60 +52.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −50%	27−30 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −47.7%	65−70 +47.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −54.8%	65−70 +54.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−42.9%

40−45
+42.9%

This is how Quadro P5000 and Quadro GV100 compete in popular games:

Quadro GV100 is 56% faster in 1080p
Quadro GV100 is 54% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.66	51.39
Recency	1 October 2016	27 March 2018
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	250 Watt

Quadro P5000 has 150% lower power consumption.

Quadro GV100, on the other hand, has a 57.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro GV100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P5000 in performance tests.

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