NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER vs NVIDIA Quadro 5000 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark comparison between the NVIDIA Quadro 5000 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is complicated by the fact that the two products were tested under different workloads. The Quadro 5000’s recorded result comes from Geekbench OpenCL, where it scored 7,289 points. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER’s recorded result comes from 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where it scored 6,269.5 points. Because the tests measure different aspects of GPU performance, a direct numeric cross-comparison is not meaningful. What the database shows instead is how each card stands relative to its own nearest rivals.

The Quadro 5000 sits at the 40th percentile among all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals in the Geekbench OpenCL ranking are the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 with an average score of 7,222 (a 0.9% delta), the AMD Radeon Vega 8 Mobile with 7,203 (1.2% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE with 7,171 (1.6% delta), and the Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 with 7,170 (1.7% delta). The Quadro 5000 leads all four, but the margins are narrow. A 0.9% advantage over the GTX 750 is within run-to-run variance for most OpenCL workloads. The data indicates that the Quadro 5000’s compute throughput in OpenCL places it slightly above a mid-range GeForce card from 2014 and an integrated graphics solution from Intel.

The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER sits at the 36th percentile in the database, which is interesting because its nearest rivals in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test are a mixed bag. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 matches it exactly with an average score of 6,270, showing a 0% delta. The NVIDIA Quadro K620 scores 6,282, which is 0.2% higher than the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER. The AMD FirePro W600 scores 6,223, which is 0.8% lower. The AMD Radeon R7 M350 scores 6,327, which is 0.9% higher. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is essentially tied with the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 in this specific DX12 workload, and it trades blows with professional and older consumer cards that happen to appear in the same percentile band. The 36th percentile ranking reflects that this particular 3DMark test result does not place the card among the top tier of the database, despite its modern architecture.

The head-to-head benchmark table between the two cards is empty, meaning the database records no shared test that both cards ran. The win count is 0 for both. Benchmark results therefore indicate that the Quadro 5000 and RTX 5070 Ti SUPER cannot be ranked against each other on any common metric. The only valid comparison is through their individual percentile positions and rival deltas, which show the Quadro 5000 marginally ahead of its immediate peers while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is statistically tied with the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different eras of NVIDIA’s design roadmap. The Quadro 5000 uses the GF100 chip, built on the Fermi architecture and manufactured on a 40 nm process at TSMC. The die measures 529 mm² and contains 3,100 million transistors, which translates to a transistor density of 5.9 million per square millimeter. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses the GB203 chip, built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and manufactured on a 5 nm process, also at TSMC. The die is smaller at 378 mm² but packs 45,600 million transistors, giving a density of 120.6 million per square millimeter. That is a density increase of roughly 20 times, which the data shows through the raw figures.

The Quadro 5000 has 352 shading units, 44 texture mapping units, and 40 raster output units. It has no ray tracing cores and no tensor cores, as those did not exist in the Fermi generation. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 8,960 shading units, 280 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. It also carries 70 ray tracing cores and 280 tensor cores. The shading unit count is more than 25 times higher, which drives most of the compute throughput difference.

Memory architecture differs substantially. The Quadro 5000 uses 2.5 GB of GDDR5 on a 320-bit bus, with memory clocked at 750 MHz (3 Gbps effective) and bandwidth of 120.0 GB/s. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus, with memory clocked at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective) and bandwidth of 896.0 GB/s. The newer card has 6.4 times the memory capacity and roughly 7.5 times the bandwidth. The bus width is narrower on the RTX card, but the much higher effective memory clock more than compensates.

Process node and transistor density explain the generational leap. The 40 nm Fermi chip was limited to 5.9M transistors per mm², while the 5 nm Blackwell design reaches 120.6M per mm². The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER also has a smaller die (378 mm² versus 529 mm²) despite holding nearly 15 times more transistors. This is the clearest architectural signal of how far manufacturing advanced between 2011 and 2025.

Where Each One Wins

The Quadro 5000 wins in the context of its own era and workload. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 7,289 places it ahead of all four nearest rivals, including the GeForce GTX 750, Vega 8 Mobile, GTX 560 SE, and Iris Pro Graphics P580. The largest margin is 1.7% over the Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580. This indicates that for OpenCL compute tasks as measured by Geekbench, the Quadro 5000 remains a functional, if aging, performer. Its 40th percentile ranking means it outperforms roughly 40% of all GPUs in the database, which is notable for a card released with a Fermi architecture.

The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER wins in raw architectural capability. It has 70 ray tracing cores and 280 tensor cores, which enable workloads that the Quadro 5000 cannot run at all. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,269.5 places it at parity with the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 (0% delta) and within 1% of the Quadro K620 and Radeon R7 M350. The RTX card also supports Vulkan 1.4, while the Quadro 5000 lists no Vulkan support. DirectX support differs as well: the RTX card runs 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Quadro 5000 only reaches DirectX 12 (11_0).

For modern gaming and content creation, the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is the clear choice based on feature set and memory capacity. The Quadro 5000’s 2.5 GB GDDR5 is insufficient for current workloads, while 16 GB of GDDR7 provides ample headroom. The RTX card’s FP32 throughput of 43.94 TFLOPS dwarfs the Quadro 5000’s 722.3 GFLOPS. The FP16 figure for the RTX card is also 43.94 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, while the Quadro 5000 has no recorded FP16 performance. The RTX card’s pixel rate of 235.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 686.6 GTexel/s are far above the Quadro 5000’s 11.29 GPixel/s and 22.57 GTexel/s.

Where the Quadro 5000 wins is in power efficiency relative to its era. Its TDP is 152 W with a 450 W suggested PSU and a single 6-pin connector. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has a TDP of 350 W and requires a 16-pin connector. The newer card draws more than twice the power, though it delivers exponentially more performance. The Quadro also uses a PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, while the RTX card uses PCIe 5.0 x16, which affects bandwidth for data transfer but not raw rendering.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ on nearly every recorded specification. The Quadro 5000 is a Fermi architecture part from the Quadro Fermi (x000) generation, released on 2011-02-22, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is a Blackwell 2.0 part from the GeForce 50 series, released on 2025-12-31. The Quadro is end-of-life, while the RTX card is active.

Process node: 40 nm versus 5 nm. Transistors: 3,100 million versus 45,600 million. Die size: 529 mm² versus 378 mm². Transistor density: 5.9M per mm² versus 120.6M per mm². Memory size: 2.5 GB versus 16 GB. Memory type: GDDR5 versus GDDR7. Bus width: 320-bit versus 256-bit. Bandwidth: 120.0 GB/s versus 896.0 GB/s. Shading units: 352 versus 8,960. TMUs: 44 versus 280. ROPs: 40 versus 96. Ray tracing cores: none versus 70. Tensor cores: none versus 280. Pixel rate: 11.29 GPixel/s versus 235.4 GPixel/s. Texture rate: 22.57 GTexel/s versus 686.6 GTexel/s. FP32: 722.3 GFLOPS versus 43.94 TFLOPS. FP16: not recorded versus 43.94 TFLOPS. TDP: 152 W versus 350 W. Power connectors: 1x 6-pin versus 1x 16-pin. Suggested PSU: 450 W versus not recorded. Bus interface: PCIe 2.0 x16 versus PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs: 1x DVI and 2x DisplayPort versus 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. DirectX: 12 (11_0) versus 12 Ultimate (12_2). Vulkan: not recorded versus 1.4. OpenGL is the same at 4.6.

Dimensions differ as well. The Quadro 5000 measures 248 mm (9.8 inches) in length and 111 mm (4.4 inches) in height. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER measures 304 mm (12 inches) in length, 137 mm (5.4 inches) in height, and 48 mm (1.9 inches) in width. Both are dual-slot cards. The launch MSRP for the Quadro 5000 was 2,499 USD, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER launched at 749 USD.

FAQ

Q: Which card has more memory bandwidth?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 896.0 GB/s, while the Quadro 5000 has 120.0 GB/s.

Q: Does the Quadro 5000 support ray tracing?

A: No. It has no ray tracing cores. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 70 ray tracing cores.

Q: What is the transistor density difference?

A: The Quadro 5000 has 5.9M transistors per mm², while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 120.6M per mm².

Q: Which card has a higher TDP?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has a TDP of 350 W, compared to 152 W for the Quadro 5000.

Q: Are they comparable in any benchmark?

A: The database shows no shared head-to-head benchmark between the two. They were tested in different workloads: Geekbench OpenCL for the Quadro 5000 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 for the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER.

Q: Which card supports newer display outputs?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER supports 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. The Quadro 5000 supports 1x DVI and 2x DisplayPort.