GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs Quadro RTX 5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 5000 with GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 5000
2018
16 GB GDDR6, 230 Watt
41.46

RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms RTX 5000 by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9818
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.33no data
Power efficiency12.3641.16
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU104AD103
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date13 August 2018 (6 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,299 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 cores30729728
Core clock speed1620 MHz1335 MHz
Boost clock speed1815 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)230 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate348.5515.3
Floating-point processing power11.15 TFLOPS32.98 TFLOPS
ROPs64112
TMUs192304
Tensor Cores384304
Ray Tracing Cores4876

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s576.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.9

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.

RTX 5000 41.46
RTX 4090 Mobile 72.04
+73.8%

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.

RTX 5000 15975
RTX 4090 Mobile 27760
+73.8%

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 HD100−110
−78%
178
+78%
1440p75−80
−78.7%
134
+78.7%
4K45−50
−82.2%
82
+82.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p22.99no data
1440p30.65no data
4K51.09no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 156
+0%
156
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 142
+0%
142
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hitman 3 168
+0%
168
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 187
+0%
187
+0%
Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 136
+0%
136
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hitman 3 167
+0%
167
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 387
+0%
387
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 161
+0%
161
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 125
+0%
125
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hitman 3 152
+0%
152
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 305
+0%
305
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 370
+0%
370
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 204
+0%
204
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120
+0%
120
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 128
+0%
128
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95
+0%
95
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Hitman 3 138
+0%
138
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 253
+0%
253
+0%
Metro Exodus 128
+0%
128
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 294
+0%
294
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 164
+0%
164
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Hitman 3 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
+0%
65
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
+0%
150
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
+0%
78
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
+0%
48
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 156
+0%
156
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 69
+0%
69
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

This is how RTX 5000 and RTX 4090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 78% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 79% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 82% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 41.46 72.04
Recency 13 August 2018 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 12 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 120 Watt

RTX 4090 Mobile has a 73.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 200% more advanced lithography process, and 91.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX 5000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 5000 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is a notebook one.


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