NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 vs NVIDIA Quadro 5000 Comparison

FAQ

Q: How do the two GPUs compare in raw compute performance?

A: The recorded data shows a massive gap. The Quadro 5000 delivers 722.3 GFLOPS of FP32 compute, while the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 delivers 44.10 TFLOPS, which is roughly 61 times higher. The RTX card also offers FP16 performance at a 1:1 ratio with FP32, a capability the Quadro lacks entirely.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The Quadro 5000 uses 2.5 GB of GDDR5 on a 320-bit bus with 120.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 uses 16 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus with 672.3 GB/s bandwidth. Despite the narrower bus, the RTX card has over 5.6 times the bandwidth due to much faster memory clocks.

Q: Which GPU has a higher benchmark percentile ranking?

A: The Quadro 5000 sits at the 40th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 sits at the 36th percentile. However, these percentiles come from different benchmark suites: the Quadro was tested in Geekbench OpenCL, while the RTX card was tested in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12.

Q: How do the nearest rivals compare for each card?

A: For the Quadro 5000, its closest rival is the GeForce GTX 750, which scores 7222 versus 7289, a delta of 0.9%. For the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102, its closest rival is the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER with a matching score of 6270, showing a 0% delta.

Q: What are the physical and power requirements?

A: The Quadro 5000 is a dual-slot, 248 mm card with a 152 W TDP and a single 6-pin connector, requiring a 450 W power supply. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 is a triple-slot, 310 mm card with a 285 W TDP, using a 16-pin connector and requiring a 600 W power supply.

Q: Which card supports newer graphics APIs?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the Quadro 5000 only supports DirectX 12 (11_0) and has no Vulkan support listed. Both cards support OpenGL 4.6.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs represent completely different eras of NVIDIA design. The Quadro 5000 is built on the Fermi architecture using the GF100 chip, manufactured on TSMC's 40 nm process. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 uses the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD102 chip, built on a 5 nm process. This process shrink enables a dramatic increase in transistor count: the Quadro packs 3,100 million transistors on a 529 mm² die, while the RTX card crams 76,300 million transistors into a 609 mm² die. Transistor density jumps from 5.9M per mm² on Fermi to 125.3M per mm² on Ada Lovelace.

The compute core configurations differ fundamentally. The Quadro 5000 has 352 shading units, 44 texture mapping units, and 40 raster output units. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 has 8,448 shading units, 264 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. More importantly, the Ada Lovelace card introduces dedicated hardware that simply did not exist in Fermi: 66 ray tracing cores and 264 tensor cores. These enable hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI workloads, capabilities absent from the Quadro 5000's feature set.

Clock speeds also tell the story of architectural evolution. The Quadro 5000's memory runs at 750 MHz (3 Gbps effective), while the RTX card's memory runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). The RTX card has explicit base and boost clocks of 2340 MHz and 2610 MHz respectively, while the Quadro's base and boost clocks are not recorded in the database. Pixel and texture rates reflect the core count differences: the Quadro achieves 11.29 GPixel/s and 22.57 GTexel/s, while the RTX card achieves 250.6 GPixel/s and 689.0 GTexel/s.

The bus interface has also advanced. The Quadro 5000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16, while the RTX card uses PCIe 4.0 x16, offering substantially more bandwidth for data transfer. Display outputs differ as well: the Quadro provides 1x DVI and 2x DisplayPort, while the RTX card provides 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark results between these two cards. Each GPU was tested against different workloads and different rival sets, making a direct numerical comparison impossible. However, the recorded individual benchmark scores and their positions relative to nearest rivals provide useful context.

The Quadro 5000 scored 7289 in Geekbench OpenCL. Its nearest rivals in the database are the GeForce GTX 750 (7222, delta 0.9%), Radeon Vega 8 Mobile (7203, delta 1.2%), GeForce GTX 560 SE (7171, delta 1.6%), and Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 (7170, delta 1.7%). This means the Quadro 5000 edges out each of these competitors by margins ranging from less than 1% to just under 2%. It is a modest leader among a cluster of older, lower-end GPUs.

The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 scored 6269.5 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. Its nearest rivals are the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER (6270, delta 0%), Quadro K620 (6282, delta -0.2%), FirePro W600 (6223, delta 0.8%), and Radeon R7 M350 (6327, delta -0.9%). The RTX card essentially ties its closest competitor, the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER, and sits within 1% of the other nearby cards. The negative deltas indicate the RTX card scores slightly below the Quadro K620 and R7 M350 in this particular workload.

The benchmark context matters. The Quadro 5000's OpenCL score reflects general-purpose compute performance, while the RTX card's 3DMark Steel Nomad score reflects modern DirectX 12 gaming and rendering workloads. The RTX card would likely outperform the Quadro by an enormous margin in any modern workload, but the database does not provide a shared benchmark to quantify that gap directly.

Specification Differences

The specification table reveals differences in nearly every category. The Quadro 5000 belongs to the Quadro Fermi generation, while the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 belongs to the GeForce 40 generation. The Quadro uses the GF100 chip, the RTX uses AD102.

Process technology: Quadro is 40 nm, RTX is 5 nm, both from TSMC. Transistor count: 3,100 million versus 76,300 million. Die size: 529 mm² versus 609 mm². Transistor density: 5.9M/mm² versus 125.3M/mm².

Memory: Quadro has 2.5 GB GDDR5 at 120.0 GB/s on a 320-bit bus. RTX has 16 GB GDDR6X at 672.3 GB/s on a 256-bit bus. Memory clock: 750 MHz (3 Gbps effective) versus 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective).

Core configuration: Quadro has 352 shading units, 44 TMUs, 40 ROPs. RTX has 8,448 shading units, 264 TMUs, 96 ROPs, plus 66 RT cores and 264 tensor cores. Pixel rate: 11.29 GPixel/s versus 250.6 GPixel/s. Texture rate: 22.57 GTexel/s versus 689.0 GTexel/s. FP32: 722.3 GFLOPS versus 44.10 TFLOPS. FP16: not available on Quadro, 44.10 TFLOPS on RTX.

Power and cooling: Quadro has 152 W TDP, dual-slot, 1x 6-pin connector, 450 W suggested PSU. RTX has 285 W TDP, triple-slot, 1x 16-pin connector, 600 W suggested PSU. Physical dimensions: Quadro is 248 mm long and 111 mm tall. RTX is 310 mm long, 140 mm tall, and 61 mm wide.

Interface and outputs: Quadro uses PCIe 2.0 x16 with 1x DVI and 2x DisplayPort. RTX uses PCIe 4.0 x16 with 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. API support: Quadro has DirectX 12 (11_0) and OpenGL 4.6; RTX has DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Release dates: Quadro launched on February 22, 2011. RTX launched on June 9, 2024. Both are end-of-life. The Quadro's predecessor is Quadro FX Tesla, successor is Quadro Kepler. The RTX's predecessor is GeForce 30, successor is GeForce 50. Launch MSRP: Quadro at 2,499 USD, RTX at 799 USD.

Where Each One Wins

The Quadro 5000 wins in the legacy workstation context. Its 40 nm Fermi architecture with 352 shading units was designed for professional compute and CAD workloads of its era. The 2.5 GB GDDR5 memory on a 320-bit bus provided substantial bandwidth for its time, and the dual-slot design with a single 6-pin connector kept power requirements modest at 152 W. In the database's OpenCL benchmark, it scores 7289 and leads its nearest rivals by up to 1.7%. This card suits applications that require certified drivers and compatibility with older professional software stacks.

The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 wins decisively in every modern performance category. Its 8,448 shading units deliver 44.10 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, a 61-fold increase over the Quadro. The addition of 66 RT cores and 264 tensor cores opens up hardware ray tracing and AI acceleration, features that did not exist in Fermi. The 16 GB GDDR6X memory with 672.3 GB/s bandwidth provides over 5 times the memory capacity and bandwidth of the Quadro, enabling large datasets and high-resolution textures. The 5 nm process allows this performance in a 285 W envelope, which is less than double the Quadro's TDP despite the massive compute increase.

The RTX card also wins on connectivity and API support. PCIe 4.0 x16 doubles the interface bandwidth over PCIe 2.0. Display outputs include HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a connections, supporting modern high refresh rate and high resolution displays. DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4 ensure compatibility with current and near-future games and applications.

For gaming and real-time 3D rendering, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 is the clear choice. Its 250.6 GPixel/s pixel rate and 689.0 GTexel/s texture rate dwarf the Quadro's 11.29 GPixel/s and 22.57 GTexel/s. The 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6269.5, while not directly comparable to the Quadro's OpenCL result, indicates solid DirectX 12 performance among its peers.

For legacy professional environments, the Quadro 5000 remains relevant in the narrow context of older software that requires Fermi-era drivers. Its 2,499 USD launch MSRP reflects its original professional positioning, while the RTX card's 799 USD launch MSRP shows how much performance per dollar has improved across generations.

The database shows no direct head-to-head wins for either card since no shared benchmark exists. However, the specification differences make the outcome clear for any modern workload: the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 outclasses the Quadro 5000 in compute, memory, features, and connectivity. The Quadro's only advantages are lower power draw and smaller physical footprint, which matter only in specific legacy deployment scenarios.