NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q

The NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is an end-of-life mobile workstation GPU built on the TU104 die using the Turing architecture. TSMC fabricates the 545 mm² chip on a 12 nm process, packing 13,600 million transistors at a density of 25.0M per mm². Within the database it sits at the 50th percentile of all GPUs, while its average benchmark score of 0 reflects the absence of recorded performance samples. The card is an IGP-width device with an 80 W TDP, no power connectors, and portable-device-dependent display outputs, released on 2019-05-26.

Memory Subsystem

Memory capacity is 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, yielding 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1500 MHz, specified as 12 Gbps effective. Capacity is the clear strength: 16 GB is a large frame buffer for high-resolution rendering and compute datasets. Bandwidth is the more constrained resource; a 256-bit bus at this effective memory speed fits within the 80 W TDP. The 64 ROPs produce a pixel rate of 86.40 GPixel/s, and the 192 TMUs produce a texture rate of 259.2 GTexel/s, so the backend is tuned for efficiency rather than peak speed.

For high-resolution workloads, geometry and texture storage can remain local, but streaming textures across 384.0 GB/s will be the throughput limit in texture-heavy scenes. The 12 Gbps effective rate is the per-pin transfer speed; combined with the 256-bit bus, it produces the aggregate 384.0 GB/s figure. The 16 GB capacity also feeds the 384 tensor cores and 48 RT cores, which share the same memory pool. An ultra-high-resolution scene output to the 86.40 GPixel/s pixel rate will still require the 259.2 GTexel/s texture rate to sustain filtering, and the 384.0 GB/s bandwidth is the ceiling for how quickly the 3072 shading units can receive data. The 1500 MHz memory clock is a deliberately modest figure; the effective 12 Gbps transfer rate favours stability and power economy over peak data rates. This is a balanced memory design around a 3072-shading-unit Turing GPU, not an oversized bus.

Who Should Consider It

Consider this GPU if you need a Turing-generation workstation part in an IGP form factor. Its slot width is IGP and it draws no power from auxiliary connectors, so the host system must supply the full 80 W TDP. The 384 tensor cores are present for tensor-accelerated workloads, and the 48 RT cores add hardware ray tracing. DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) support is listed. Because the database records a 50th-percentile standing, expected performance is mid-pack across all GPUs; the average benchmark score of 0 leaves no measured score to refine that. OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4 are both exposed.

The 12 nm TSMC process, the 545 mm² die and the 13,600 million transistor count indicate a wide chip under a tight 80 W power limit. The 600 MHz base and 1350 MHz boost clock support that power story: burst workloads can climb to 1350 MHz, while sustained loads settle in a lower clock state. The 16 GB GDDR6 frame buffer, 384.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 8.294 TFLOPS FP32 throughput define the compute ceiling. The 25.0M per mm² transistor density on a 12 nm process places this part in a specific efficiency window; dense logic on a 545 mm² die is hard to cool in a thin chassis, which is why the base clock is set to 600 MHz and the boost to 1350 MHz. End-of-life status means new designs should look to the listed successor, Ampere-MW. The IGP slot width and portable-device-dependent display outputs mean the laptop or workstation, not the GPU card, determines external connectivity. This is a GPU for professionals who need Turing features, 16 GB capacity and tensor/RT acceleration in a low-power mobile package.

Benchmark Performance

The FACT PACK contains no benchmark entries: the benchmarks array is empty, the average benchmark score is 0, and the percentileVsAllGpus field is 50. A 50th-percentile placement means exactly the median of the database's all-GPU distribution, yet a zero average score indicates no sampled workload produced that rank. With no nearestRivals array, there are no rival names, scores, or deltaPct values to provide comparative deltas. The performance data, therefore, rests on specification figures.

FP32 output is 8.294 TFLOPS, while FP16 output is 16.59 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio. Those FP16 capabilities are tied to the 384 tensor cores. The 3072 shading units feed 192 TMUs and 64 ROPs, producing 259.2 GTexel/s of texture fill and 86.40 GPixel/s of pixel fill. Clock behaviour is distinctive: the 600 MHz base clock and 1350 MHz boost clock are separated by a wide margin, indicating power-management-first design. The memory clock is 1500 MHz, or 12 Gbps effective, which drives the 384.0 GB/s bandwidth. The 80 W TDP is the envelope that explains all of these values.

The TU104 die is 545 mm², with 13,600 million transistors and a density of 25.0M per mm²; on a 12 nm process this is a broad, efficient chip rather than a small, high-clocked one. PCIe 3.0 x16 is the bus interface, matching the 2019-05-26 release date. DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4 are the API set. The absence of a suggested PSU is consistent with an IGP part; system designers choose power delivery. The 384 tensor cores give the card an identity in tensor operations, but without benchmark scores no tensor throughput number can be stated. Similarly, the 48 RT cores support ray tracing, but the 50th-percentile rank does not, by itself, describe ray tracing performance. One consequence of the empty benchmarks array is that no FP32, FP16, pixel-rate or texture-rate result has been tested in an application context; the 8.294 TFLOPS, 16.59 TFLOPS, 86.40 GPixel/s and 259.2 GTexel/s figures are hardware ceilings, not measured workload results. Production status is end-of-life, so no future benchmark samples are likely.

How It Compares

The nearestRivals array for the Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is empty. No rival names, comparative scores, or deltaPct values appear in the FACT PACK, so a card-by-card comparison cannot be assembled from the data. The only positional markers are generation names: the predecessor is Quadro Pascal-M and the successor is Ampere-MW, both listed without numeric data. The 50th-percentile rank establishes the GPU at the median of the database's all-GPU field, but it does not identify which specific products sit immediately above or below. The average benchmark score of 0 underscores the absence of measured context. Because the nearestRivals array is empty, the deltaPct field contributes no local comparisons; the percentile is global, while deltaPct would have been per-rival. The series field is 'GeForce 50-series' and the generation field is 'Quadro Turing-M (Tx000)', so the card belongs to a broader NVIDIA lineup while carrying a workstation designation. Any assertion that this GPU outperforms or trails a particular competitor would, by the data, be unsupported. The empty rival list is a complete description of the competitive picture in this record.

FAQ

Q: What memory configuration does the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q use?

A: It uses 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, with 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth and a 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) memory clock.

Q: What are the clock speeds?

A: The base clock is 600 MHz, the boost clock is 1350 MHz, and the memory clock is 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective).

Q: What are the core and fixed-function unit counts?

A: It has 3072 shading units, 192 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 48 RT cores, and 384 tensor cores.

Q: What is the power profile and form factor?

A: The TDP is 80 W, slot width is IGP, and the GPU has no power connectors; display outputs are portable-device dependent.

Q: What APIs are supported?

A: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 are supported.

Q: What does the benchmark database report for this GPU?

A: The average benchmark score is 0, the percentile vs all GPUs is 50, and the nearestRivals array is empty. The predecessor is Quadro Pascal-M and the successor is Ampere-MW.