Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs Quadro P5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P5000 with Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), including specs and performance data.

Quadro P5000
2016
16 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
32.52
+261%

P5000 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 261% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking163476
Place by popularitynot in top-10030
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.21no data
Power efficiency13.0543.43
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGP104Vega
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date1 October 2016 (8 years ago)7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2048512
Core clock speed1607 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1733 MHz2100 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate277.3no data
Floating-point processing power8.873 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs160no 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 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount16 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1127 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth192 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPortno data
Display Port1.4no 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.

DirectX1212_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA6.1-

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 HD98
+345%
22
−345%
1440p55−60
+244%
16
−244%
4K42
+320%
10
−320%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+189%
19
−189%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+218%
21−24
−218%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+180%
20
−180%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+275%
27−30
−275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+247%
18−20
−247%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+293%
14
−293%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+243%
21−24
−243%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+215%
24−27
−215%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+182%
60−65
−182%
Hitman 3 65−70
+353%
15
−353%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+176%
50−55
−176%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+209%
35
−209%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+142%
33
−142%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+217%
36
−217%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+96.7%
60−65
−96.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+218%
21−24
−218%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+250%
16
−250%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+275%
27−30
−275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+247%
18−20
−247%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+450%
10
−450%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+243%
21−24
−243%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+215%
24−27
−215%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+182%
60−65
−182%
Hitman 3 65−70
+353%
15
−353%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+176%
50−55
−176%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+332%
25
−332%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+220%
24−27
−220%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+322%
27
−322%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+172%
24−27
−172%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+96.7%
60−65
−96.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+218%
21−24
−218%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+300%
14
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+247%
18−20
−247%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+511%
9
−511%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+243%
21−24
−243%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+182%
60−65
−182%
Hitman 3 65−70
+386%
14
−386%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+488%
24
−488%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+396%
23
−396%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 53
+279%
14
−279%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+883%
12
−883%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+281%
21
−281%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+239%
18−20
−239%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+250%
14−16
−250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+278%
9−10
−278%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+209%
11
−209%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+322%
9−10
−322%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+360%
5
−360%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+270%
10−11
−270%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+377%
35−40
−377%
Hitman 3 40−45
+300%
10
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+245%
20
−245%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+259%
17
−259%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+369%
16
−369%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+450%
8−9
−450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
+188%
59
−188%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+323%
13
−323%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+300%
8−9
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%
Hitman 3 24−27
+420%
5−6
−420%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+330%
35−40
−330%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+457%
7−8
−457%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
+500%
6−7
−500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+300%
10−12
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+367%
9
−367%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%

This is how Quadro P5000 and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P5000 is 345% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P5000 is 244% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro P5000 is 320% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P5000 is 883% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Quadro P5000 surpassed RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.52 9.02
Recency 1 October 2016 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 16 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 15 Watt

Quadro P5000 has a 260.5% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P5000 is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook one.


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