NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 vs NVIDIA Quadro K5200 Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA Quadro K5200 is a workstation-oriented GPU from the Kepler era, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 is a modern consumer flagship built on Blackwell 2.0. The database records no direct head-to-head benchmark runs between these two cards, so comparisons must rely on their respective recorded benchmark scores and architectural profiles.

The Quadro K5200 holds a clear advantage in the two benchmark categories where it has recorded data. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 19,024 and Geekbench Vulkan score of 20,180 place it in the 64th percentile among all GPUs in the database. These scores reflect a card that was designed for professional compute workloads, particularly OpenCL-based tasks common in CAD, rendering, and scientific visualization. The K5200's average benchmark score of 19,602 places it in close company with cards like the AMD FirePro D300 (19,637, a 0.2% advantage for the FirePro) and the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT (19,765, a 0.8% gap). The data suggests the K5200 remains competitive in legacy OpenCL and Vulkan workloads despite its age.

The GeForce RTX 5090 D V2, by contrast, has only one recorded benchmark in the database: a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 16,504. This places it in the 59th percentile, with its nearest rivals including the NVIDIA T400 (16,508, a 0.0% difference), the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 (16,415, a 0.5% advantage for the 5090 D V2), and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (16,408, a 0.6% edge). The 5090 D V2's single benchmark result is a modern DirectX 12 test, which the K5200 cannot run at all given its DirectX 12 (11_1) API support. Thus, the use-case split is stark: the K5200 wins in legacy compute API benchmarks, while the 5090 D V2 is the only one of the two with a recorded presence in modern DX12 testing.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two GPUs spans over a decade of NVIDIA design evolution. The Quadro K5200 uses the GK110B chip, built on the Kepler architecture at TSMC's 28 nm process. It integrates 7,080 million transistors on a 561 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 12.6 million transistors per mm². The GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 uses the GB202 chip, built on Blackwell 2.0 at TSMC's 5 nm node. It packs 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die, achieving a transistor density of 122.9 million per mm². The density difference is nearly tenfold, reflecting the process node advancement between 28 nm and 5 nm.

The K5200's Kepler architecture has no dedicated ray tracing or tensor cores. It relies on 2,304 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs. The RTX 5090 D V2, meanwhile, fields 21,760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs, and it adds 170 ray tracing cores and 680 tensor cores. The FP32 compute throughput tells the story: the K5200 delivers 3.553 TFLOPS, while the 5090 D V2 delivers 104.8 TFLOPS, a roughly 29.5x difference. The 5090 D V2 also offers FP16 compute at 104.8 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, while the K5200 has no recorded FP16 capability.

The memory subsystems are equally divergent. The K5200 uses 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, producing 192.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The 5090 D V2 uses 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 384-bit bus, producing 1.34 TB/s of bandwidth. Clock speeds differ substantially as well: the K5200 runs at a 667 MHz base and 771 MHz boost, while the 5090 D V2 runs at 2,017 MHz base and 2,407 MHz boost. Pixel rate on the K5200 is 37.01 GPixel/s, versus 423.6 GPixel/s on the 5090 D V2. Texture rate is 148.0 GTexel/s versus 1,636.8 GTexel/s. The power envelope also shifts dramatically, from 150 W TDP on the K5200 to 575 W on the 5090 D V2, with the suggested PSU rising from 450 W to 950 W.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark entries for these two GPUs. The wins count is 0 for both cards. This absence of shared tests makes direct numerical comparison impossible within a single workload. However, the recorded scores for each card can be interpreted in context.

The Quadro K5200's Geekbench OpenCL score of 19,024 and Vulkan score of 20,180 show a card that performs within a narrow band across two different compute APIs. The 1,156-point gap between OpenCL and Vulkan (about 6.1%) suggests the Kepler architecture handles Vulkan slightly better than OpenCL in this test suite. Its average benchmark score of 19,602 sits just 0.2% below the AMD FirePro D300, 0.8% below the Radeon RX 6650 XT, and 1% above the Radeon RX 7900 XTX (which scored 19,410). The K5200 also edges out the GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (19,334) by 1.4%. These deltas indicate the K5200 lands in a crowded performance cluster where a 1-2% swing separates neighboring cards.

The RTX 5090 D V2's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 16,504 is its only recorded data point. Its nearest rivals are remarkably close: the NVIDIA T400 scores 16,508 (0.0% delta), the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 scores 16,415 (0.5% behind), and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell scores 16,408 (0.6% behind). The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT trails at 16,361, a 0.9% gap. These near-identical scores mean the 5090 D V2's recorded performance is statistically indistinguishable from its nearest rivals in this specific DX12 test. The 59th percentile ranking places it below the K5200's 64th percentile, though the percentile values come from different benchmark suites and are not directly comparable.

The lack of shared benchmarks means the 5090 D V2's massive architectural advantages, such as a 29.5x FP32 throughput lead and a 7x bandwidth lead, cannot be validated by direct recorded comparisons in the database. The data supports a qualitative conclusion: the 5090 D V2 is built to handle workloads the K5200 cannot, particularly ray tracing and modern DX12 features, but the K5200's legacy compute scores remain respectable in its own test environments.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field. The process node moves from 28 nm on the K5200 to 5 nm on the 5090 D V2, both fabricated by TSMC. Transistor count jumps from 7,080 million to 92,200 million, and die size grows from 561 mm² to 750 mm². Transistor density increases from 12.6M per mm² to 122.9M per mm².

Clock speeds rise from 667 MHz base and 771 MHz boost on the K5200 to 2,017 MHz base and 2,407 MHz boost on the 5090 D V2. Memory clock advances from 1502 MHz (6 Gbps effective) to 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). Memory capacity grows from 8 GB GDDR5 to 24 GB GDDR7, with bus width expanding from 256 bit to 384 bit. Bandwidth jumps from 192.3 GB/s to 1.34 TB/s.

Compute resources scale dramatically: shading units go from 2,304 to 21,760, TMUs from 192 to 680, and ROPs from 48 to 176. The 5090 D V2 adds 170 RT cores and 680 tensor cores, features absent from the K5200. Pixel rate rises from 37.01 GPixel/s to 423.6 GPixel/s, and texture rate from 148.0 GTexel/s to 1,636.8 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput goes from 3.553 TFLOPS to 104.8 TFLOPS, with FP16 only available on the 5090 D V2 at 104.8 TFLOPS.

Power requirements differ substantially: TDP rises from 150 W to 575 W, power connectors change from 1x 6-pin to 1x 16-pin, and suggested PSU increases from 450 W to 950 W. The bus interface advances from PCIe 3.0 x16 to PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs change from 2x DVI and 2x DisplayPort 1.2 to 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. DirectX support moves from 12 (11_1) to 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan from 1.2.175 to 1.4, while OpenGL stays at 4.6 for both. Dimensions grow from 267 mm length and 111 mm height on the K5200 to 304 mm length, 137 mm height, and 48 mm width on the 5090 D V2. Both are dual-slot cards. Production status shifts from end-of-life to active, and release dates are 2014-07-21 for the K5200 and 2025-08-14 for the 5090 D V2. The 5090 D V2 has a recorded launch MSRP of 2,299 USD.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The Quadro K5200 has an average benchmark score of 19,602, while the GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 has an average score of 16,504. However, these averages come from different benchmark suites, so they are not directly comparable.

Q: Does the RTX 5090 D V2 support ray tracing?

A: Yes, the RTX 5090 D V2 includes 170 ray tracing cores and 680 tensor cores. The Quadro K5200 has no ray tracing or tensor cores.

Q: Which card has more memory bandwidth?

A: The RTX 5090 D V2 has 1.34 TB/s of bandwidth from 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 384-bit bus. The Quadro K5200 has 192.3 GB/s from 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus.

Q: How do their FP32 compute performances compare?

A: The RTX 5090 D V2 delivers 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, while the Quadro K5200 delivers 3.553 TFLOPS. The 5090 D V2 offers roughly 29.5 times the FP32 throughput.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The Quadro K5200 has a 150 W TDP and requires a 450 W suggested PSU with a single 6-pin power connector. The RTX 5090 D V2 has a 575 W TDP, requires a 950 W suggested PSU, and uses a single 16-pin connector.

Q: Which card is newer and still in production?

A: The RTX 5090 D V2 was released on 2025-08-14 and has an active production status. The Quadro K5200 was released on 2014-07-21 and is end-of-life.