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NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 — Benchmarks & Specs

16 GB VRAM230W TDP$2,300 MSRP2018

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Bottom line: how fast is the Quadro RTX 5000?

In PassMark G3D Mark it scores 15,286 pts, per PassMark. Its 16 GB of VRAM is the binding constraint for local inference: by capacity alone it should fit 13-17B-parameter models at Q4 with room for long context (estimated from VRAM capacity, not a measured run).

Every measured figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from; the model-size range is an estimate from VRAM capacity. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.

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Check what fits in 16 GB: by Q4-class file size, 14 of the 23 open-weight models in the SpecPicks Will-It-Run matrix load entirely into the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000's 16 GB with 1.5 GB left for an ~8K context, up to gpt-oss-20b (a 12.1 GB MXFP4 file per its Hugging Face listing). Check a model in the Will-It-Run matrix →

The Quadro RTX 5000 is a graphics card from the Turing family released in 2018 from NVIDIA. Key on-paper specs include 16 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, 230W TDP. It launched with a $2,300 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing — see the linked product cards below for current listings. Data on this page draws on 3 linked listings, 4 synthetic benchmark results, compiled from PassMark, TopCPU.net; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the Quadro RTX 5000, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (synthetic benchmark scores).

Synthetic Benchmarks

Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.

Synthetic benchmark scores for the Quadro RTX 5000 — higher is better. Each row links to the public database the number was taken from. A benchmark listed more than once is separate published results, shown as published rather than averaged.
Benchmark	Score	Source
PassMark G3D Mark	15,286 pts	PassMark retrieved 2026-04-20
3DMark Time Spy	10,638 points	TopCPU.net retrieved 2026-07-12
PassMark G2D Mark	692 points	PassMark Software retrieved 2026-09-24
PassMark G2D Mark	684 pts	PassMark retrieved 2026-04-20

Products Featuring the Quadro RTX 5000

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 PCIe 3.0 X16 Graphics Card, 16GB GDDR6, Silver

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Quadro RTX 5000 16GB PCIe x16 Graphics Card

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NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 16GB GDDR6 Graphic Card (Renewed)

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Full Specifications

TDP	230 W
VRAM	16 GB
CUDA cores	3072
Memory type	GDDR6

Quadro RTX 5000 — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Quadro RTX 5000 best used for?

Quadro RTX 5000 is a 16 GB VRAM Turing-family workstation graphics card. Professional 3D modeling, CAD, rendering and simulation on certified drivers are the headline use cases; the benchmark tables on this page place it within its generation.

When was the Quadro RTX 5000 released, and what was its launch MSRP?

Quadro RTX 5000 launched in 2018 at a $2,300 MSRP. Street prices drift from launch pricing over a product's life, so check the current listing before buying.

Where do the Quadro RTX 5000 benchmark numbers come from?

Each benchmark row on this page names its source (public benchmark databases such as TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench and Cinebench, and community reports such as r/LocalLLaMA threads) and links to it, so every number can be checked against the original.

Can the Quadro RTX 5000 run local LLMs?

Community AI benchmark results for this exact card aren't on file yet. 16 GB VRAM fits 13-17B-parameter models at Q4. See /ai-rigs for hardware-tier recommendations and comparable GPUs with measured numbers.

Where can I buy the Quadro RTX 5000?

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