Quadro P5000 vs Quadro P6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P6000 and Quadro P5000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro P6000
2016
24 GB 384-bit, 250 Watt
39.99
+22%

P6000 outperforms P5000 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking107167
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.116.64
Power efficiency11.0112.54
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP102GP104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date1 October 2016 (8 years ago)1 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,999 $2,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P5000 has 62% better value for money than Quadro P6000.

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 cores38402048
Core clock speed1506 MHz1607 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1733 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate394.8277.3
Floating-point processing power12.63 TFLOPS8.873 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs240160

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 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2" (5.1 cm)2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 8-pin1x 8-pin
SLI options+-

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 type384 BitGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount24 GB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1127 MHz1127 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 432 GB/s192 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 DisplayPort1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Sync IIno data
Display Portno data1.4

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus-+
ECC (Error Correcting Code)+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
3D Stereono data+
Mosaic++
High-Performance Video I/O6+no data
nView Display Managementno data+
nView Desktop Management+no data
Optimusno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1212
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.16.1

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.

Quadro P6000 39.99
+22%
Quadro P5000 32.79

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 P6000 15373
+21.9%
Quadro P5000 12608

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 P6000 64167
+21.4%
Quadro P5000 52839

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro P6000 77990
+38.4%
Quadro P5000 56332

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Quadro P6000 47462
+5.1%
Quadro P5000 45153

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 HD110−120
+12.2%
98
−12.2%
4K45−50
+12.5%
40
−12.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p54.54
−114%
25.50
+114%
4K133.31
−113%
62.48
+113%
  • Quadro P5000 has 114% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • Quadro P5000 has 113% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Elden Ring 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Elden Ring 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Elden Ring 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
World of Tanks 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Elden Ring 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how Quadro P6000 and Quadro P5000 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P6000 is 12% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P6000 is 13% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.99 32.79
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 16 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 100 Watt

Quadro P6000 has a 22% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Quadro P5000, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P5000 in performance tests.


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