Radeon Pro Vega II vs Quadro P5000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro P5000 and Radeon Pro Vega II, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Pro Vega II outperforms P5000 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 166 | 100 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.39 | 16.40 |
| Power efficiency | 12.43 | 5.84 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | Vega 20 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 October 2016 (8 years ago) | 3 June 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,499 | $2,199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Pro Vega II has 157% better value for money than Quadro P5000.
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 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 1607 MHz | 1574 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1733 MHz | 1720 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 13,230 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 475 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 277.3 | 440.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 8.873 TFLOPS | 14.09 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 160 | 256 |
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 | Apple MPX |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | Quad-slot |
| 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 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1127 MHz | 806 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192 GB/s | 825.3 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 | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 4x Thunderbolt |
| HDMI | - | + |
| 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 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
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.
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.
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 | 95
−15.8%
| 110−120
+15.8%
|
| 4K | 39
−15.4%
| 45−50
+15.4%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 26.31 | 19.99 |
| 4K | 64.08 | 48.87 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60
−18.2%
|
65−70
+18.2%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 70−75
−21.4%
|
85−90
+21.4%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 55−60
−16.1%
|
65−70
+16.1%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
−23.8%
|
130−140
+23.8%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 65−70
−21.2%
|
80−85
+21.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60
−18.2%
|
65−70
+18.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
−18.1%
|
85−90
+18.1%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 80−85
−22%
|
100−105
+22%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
−22.1%
|
210−220
+22.1%
|
| Hitman 3 | 65−70
−17.6%
|
80−85
+17.6%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 140−150
−20.6%
|
170−180
+20.6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 100−110
−20.4%
|
130−140
+20.4%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 80−85
−18.8%
|
95−100
+18.8%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 110−120
−22.8%
|
140−150
+22.8%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 110−120
−18.6%
|
140−150
+18.6%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 70−75
−21.4%
|
85−90
+21.4%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 55−60
−16.1%
|
65−70
+16.1%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
−23.8%
|
130−140
+23.8%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 65−70
−21.2%
|
80−85
+21.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60
−18.2%
|
65−70
+18.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
−18.1%
|
85−90
+18.1%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 80−85
−22%
|
100−105
+22%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
−22.1%
|
210−220
+22.1%
|
| Hitman 3 | 65−70
−17.6%
|
80−85
+17.6%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 140−150
−20.6%
|
170−180
+20.6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 100−110
−20.4%
|
130−140
+20.4%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 80−85
−18.8%
|
95−100
+18.8%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 110−120
−22.8%
|
140−150
+22.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
−17.6%
|
80−85
+17.6%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 110−120
−18.6%
|
140−150
+18.6%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 70−75
−21.4%
|
85−90
+21.4%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 55−60
−16.1%
|
65−70
+16.1%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 65−70
−21.2%
|
80−85
+21.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60
−18.2%
|
65−70
+18.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
−18.1%
|
85−90
+18.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
−22.1%
|
210−220
+22.1%
|
| Hitman 3 | 65−70
−17.6%
|
80−85
+17.6%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 140−150
−20.6%
|
170−180
+20.6%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 110−120
−22.8%
|
140−150
+22.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 53
−22.6%
|
65−70
+22.6%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 110−120
−18.6%
|
140−150
+18.6%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 80−85
−18.8%
|
95−100
+18.8%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
−23%
|
75−80
+23%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 45−50
−22.4%
|
60−65
+22.4%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−35
−17.6%
|
40−45
+17.6%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−35
−17.6%
|
40−45
+17.6%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 35−40
−18.4%
|
45−50
+18.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
−17.4%
|
27−30
+17.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−21.6%
|
45−50
+21.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
−23.7%
|
230−240
+23.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 40−45
−12.5%
|
45−50
+12.5%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 65−70
−23.2%
|
85−90
+23.2%
|
| Metro Exodus | 60−65
−23%
|
75−80
+23%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 75−80
−20%
|
90−95
+20%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
−13.6%
|
50−55
+13.6%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 170−180
−23.5%
|
210−220
+23.5%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 55−60
−18.2%
|
65−70
+18.2%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
−9.4%
|
35−40
+9.4%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
−15.4%
|
30−33
+15.4%
|
| Hitman 3 | 24−27
−15.4%
|
30−33
+15.4%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 150−160
−19.5%
|
190−200
+19.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
−15.4%
|
45−50
+15.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 36
−11.1%
|
40−45
+11.1%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
−14.3%
|
24−27
+14.3%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 18−20
−10.5%
|
21−24
+10.5%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
−20%
|
24−27
+20%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
−16.7%
|
21−24
+16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
−13.6%
|
50−55
+13.6%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 40−45
−19%
|
50−55
+19%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−20%
|
18−20
+20%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
−7.1%
|
30−33
+7.1%
|
This is how Quadro P5000 and Pro Vega II compete in popular games:
- Pro Vega II is 16% faster in 1080p
- Pro Vega II is 15% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 32.66 | 40.48 |
| Recency | 1 October 2016 | 3 June 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 475 Watt |
Quadro P5000 has 375% lower power consumption.
Pro Vega II, on the other hand, has a 23.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Pro Vega II 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.
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