NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile vs NVIDIA Quadro M5000 Comparison

The Verdict

The recorded benchmark data splits this comparison cleanly. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile wins both head-to-head tests, with a 73% advantage in Geekbench OpenCL and a 69.6% advantage in Geekbench Vulkan over the NVIDIA Quadro M5000. The Quadro M5000 does not win a single recorded benchmark in this matchup. The RTX 4070 Mobile also holds a higher average benchmark score of 27,435 compared to 31,206 for the Quadro M5000, though the percentile ranking flips the other way: the Quadro sits at the 76th percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 4070 Mobile sits at the 73rd percentile.

For users choosing between these two, the data points to the RTX 4070 Mobile for raw compute performance in the two recorded workloads. The Quadro M5000, despite its older architecture and lower scores, still places higher in the overall percentile distribution, which suggests its nearest rivals in the database are slightly different in character. The RTX 4070 Mobile's nearest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT with a delta of 0%, while the Quadro M5000's nearest rival is the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q with a delta of 0%. Neither card dominates its immediate peer group by a wide margin.

The practical verdict: the RTX 4070 Mobile is the stronger compute device in the tests that were recorded. The Quadro M5000 is an end-of-life product from 2015, while the RTX 4070 Mobile is an active product from 2023. Anyone looking at the database for current performance should default to the RTX 4070 Mobile. Those with legacy workstation requirements tied to the Quadro's specific slot width, power connector, or display outputs would have to weigh those physical attributes against the significant performance deficit.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural eras. The Quadro M5000 uses the GM204 chip built on Maxwell 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 28 nm process at TSMC. The RTX 4070 Mobile uses the AD106 chip built on Ada Lovelace architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process, also at TSMC. The transistor counts differ substantially: 5,200 million for the Quadro versus 22,900 million for the RTX 4070 Mobile. Die size tells the opposite story, with the Quadro at 398 mm² and the RTX 4070 Mobile at 188 mm². The transistor density reflects the process node difference, with the Quadro at 13.1 million transistors per square millimeter versus 121.8 million for the RTX 4070 Mobile.

The shading unit count is more than double on the RTX 4070 Mobile: 4,608 versus 2,048. The RTX 4070 Mobile also has 36 ray tracing cores and 144 tensor cores, features that are absent from the Quadro M5000, which lists no RT or tensor core counts. Texture mapping units favor the RTX 4070 Mobile at 144 versus 128, while render output units favor the Quadro at 64 versus 48. The RTX 4070 Mobile supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Quadro supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

The memory subsystem differs in type and bus width. The Quadro uses GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus with 8 GB capacity. The RTX 4070 Mobile uses GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, also with 8 GB capacity. Despite the narrower bus, the RTX 4070 Mobile achieves higher bandwidth: 256.0 GB/s versus 211.6 GB/s, driven by a much higher effective memory clock of 16 Gbps versus 6.6 Gbps.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The Geekbench OpenCL test shows the RTX 4070 Mobile scoring 109,197 against the Quadro M5000's 29,481. That is a delta of negative 73%, meaning the RTX 4070 Mobile is roughly 3.7 times faster in this workload. The Geekbench Vulkan test shows a similar pattern: 108,367 for the RTX 4070 Mobile versus 32,931 for the Quadro, a delta of negative 69.6%. In both cases, the RTX 4070 Mobile is the winner, and the Quadro M5000 has no countervailing win in any recorded test.

The average benchmark scores put this in perspective. The Quadro M5000 averages 31,206 across its two recorded tests, while the RTX 4070 Mobile averages 27,435 across nine recorded tests. The RTX 4070 Mobile's PassMark scores show a spread: 19,587 in PassMark G3D, 8,399 in GPU compute, 763 in G2D, 223 in DirectX 9, 179 in DirectX 11, 116 in DirectX 10, and 85 in DirectX 12. The Quadro M5000 has no PassMark entries in the database, so direct comparisons in those subtests are not possible.

The delta percentages against nearest rivals show that both cards sit close to their neighbors. The Quadro M5000's nearest rival, the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q, has an average score of 31,220, which is effectively identical. The RTX 4070 Mobile's nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, averages 27,425, nearly matching its 27,435. The RTX 4070 Mobile also runs close to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, which scores 27,565, a delta of negative 0.5%.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every measurable specification. The Quadro M5000 has a base clock of 861 MHz and a boost clock of 1,038 MHz, while the RTX 4070 Mobile runs at 1,395 MHz base and 1,695 MHz boost. The Quadro's memory clock is 1,653 MHz with 6.6 Gbps effective, while the RTX 4070 Mobile's memory clock is 2,000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective. The Quadro's pixel rate is 66.43 GPixel/s versus 81.36 GPixel/s for the RTX 4070 Mobile. The texture rate is 132.9 GTexel/s versus 244.1 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput is 4.252 TFLOPS versus 15.62 TFLOPS. The RTX 4070 Mobile also lists FP16 at 15.62 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, while the Quadro lists no FP16 figure.

Power and physical specifications differ sharply. The Quadro is rated at 150 W TDP, uses a dual-slot design, requires a 1x 6-pin power connector, and suggests a 450 W power supply. The RTX 4070 Mobile is rated at 115 W TDP, is an integrated graphics processor (IGP), requires no power connectors, and lists no suggested PSU. The Quadro measures 267 mm in length and 111 mm in height. The RTX 4070 Mobile has no recorded dimensions. The bus interface differs: PCIe 3.0 x16 for the Quadro, PCIe 4.0 x8 for the RTX 4070 Mobile. Display outputs: the Quadro offers 1x DVI and 4x DisplayPort 1.2, while the RTX 4070 Mobile's outputs are listed as portable device dependent.

Production status and release timing are clear differentiators. The Quadro M5000 is end-of-life, released on 2015-06-28, with the Quadro Kepler as its predecessor and Quadro Pascal as its successor. The RTX 4070 Mobile is active, released on 2023-01-02, with the GeForce 30 Mobile as its predecessor and GeForce 50 Mobile as its successor.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA Quadro M5000 has an average benchmark score of 31,206, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile has an average of 27,435. The Quadro M5000 also sits at the 76th percentile of all GPUs, compared to the 73rd percentile for the RTX 4070 Mobile.

Q: Why does the RTX 4070 Mobile win the head-to-head tests despite the Quadro's higher average score?

A: The head-to-head tests cover only Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan. In OpenCL, the RTX 4070 Mobile scores 109,197 versus 29,481, a delta of negative 73%. In Vulkan, it scores 108,367 versus 32,931, a delta of negative 69.6%. The Quadro's higher average comes from its two recorded scores being relatively close to each other, while the RTX 4070 Mobile has nine recorded tests, including several lower PassMark sub-scores that drag its average down.

Q: What is the transistor density difference between the two chips?

A: The Quadro M5000 uses a 28 nm process at TSMC and achieves a transistor density of 13.1 million transistors per square millimeter. The RTX 4070 Mobile uses a 5 nm process, also at TSMC, and achieves 121.8 million transistors per square millimeter. The RTX 4070 Mobile packs 22,900 million transistors into a 188 mm² die, while the Quadro packs 5,200 million into a 398 mm² die.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same DirectX version?

A: No. The Quadro M5000 supports DirectX 12 (12_1), while the RTX 4070 Mobile supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What are the memory bandwidth figures for each card?

A: The Quadro M5000 uses 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus with a bandwidth of 211.6 GB/s. The RTX 4070 Mobile uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with a bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s. The RTX 4070 Mobile achieves higher bandwidth despite the narrower bus because its memory runs at 16 Gbps effective versus 6.6 Gbps for the Quadro.

Q: Which card is physically larger?

A: The Quadro M5000 is a dual-slot card measuring 267 mm in length and 111 mm in height, requiring a 1x 6-pin power connector and a 450 W suggested power supply. The RTX 4070 Mobile is an integrated graphics processor with no recorded dimensions, no power connectors, and no suggested PSU.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 4070 Mobile wins both recorded benchmark tests. In Geekbench OpenCL, it is 73% ahead of the Quadro M5000. In Geekbench Vulkan, it is 69.6% ahead. These are large margins that point to the RTX 4070 Mobile as the clear choice for compute-oriented workloads measured by those two tests. The RTX 4070 Mobile also has a higher FP32 throughput at 15.62 TFLOPS versus 4.252 TFLOPS, a higher texture rate at 244.1 GTexel/s versus 132.9 GTexel/s, and a higher pixel rate at 81.36 GPixel/s versus 66.43 GPixel/s. It also has ray tracing cores and tensor cores, which the Quadro lacks entirely.

The Quadro M5000's wins are not in performance but in the physical and legacy attributes. It offers a 256-bit memory bus versus the RTX 4070 Mobile's 128-bit bus, which may matter for certain memory-bound patterns despite the lower overall bandwidth. It has 64 render output units versus 48, which could favor certain rasterization workloads. Its display outputs are fixed at 1x DVI and 4x DisplayPort 1.2, whereas the RTX 4070 Mobile's outputs depend on the portable device. The Quadro is also a dual-slot card with a 6-pin connector, which suits traditional desktop workstation builds, while the RTX 4070 Mobile is an IGP with no connectors, suitable only for laptops or mobile devices.

The database also shows that the Quadro M5000 ranks higher in the overall GPU percentile at 76 versus 73 for the RTX 4070 Mobile. That ranking reflects its position against all GPUs in the database, not just this head-to-head. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA TITAN RTX with a delta of negative 1.5% and the RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell with a delta of negative 1%. The RTX 4070 Mobile's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 with a delta of negative 1.5% and the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell with a delta of 1.1%. Neither card is dramatically ahead of its nearest peers.

For use cases, the data suggests the RTX 4070 Mobile for anyone needing modern compute features, higher throughput, and the ability to run current APIs like DirectX 12 Ultimate. The Quadro M5000 remains relevant only for those who require its specific legacy interfaces, its 256-bit bus, or its dual-slot desktop form factor, and who can tolerate a performance level that is roughly one-quarter to one-third of the RTX 4070 Mobile in the recorded tests.