Quadro RTX 5000 — Benchmarks & Specs
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Bottom line: how fast is the Quadro RTX 5000?
At 4K (Ultra), the Quadro RTX 5000 averages 51 fps in Cyberpunk 2077, per TechRadar. For local LLM inference it generates 2479.5 tokens/sec running qwen3:8b at FP16 under vllm, per Databasemart. In Geekbench 5 OpenCL it scores 321,412 points, per Technical.city.
Every 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. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The Quadro RTX 5000 is a graphics card from the Blackwell family from NVIDIA. Data on this page draws on 7+ Amazon listings, 10 synthetic benchmark results, 12 community AI inference reports, 1 measured game frame-rate result, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. 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 (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).
Gaming Performance (measured FPS)
Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.
| Game | Resolution | Settings | Relative | Avg FPS | 1% low | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4K | Ultra | 51 fps | — | TechRadar 2025-10-21 |
AI Inference Performance
Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.
| Model | Quantization | Relative | Tokens/sec | VRAM used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3:8b | FP16 vllm | 2479.5 tok/s | 15.0 GB | Databasemart 2026-08-03 | |
| qwen3:8b | FP16 vllm | 2125.3 tok/s | — | DatabaseMart 2026-01-29 | |
| llama3.1:8b | FP16 vllm | 2113.8 tok/s | — | DatabaseMart 2026-01-29 | |
| llama3.1:8b | FP16 vllm | 2113.8 tok/s | — | Databasemart 2026-01-01 | |
| deepseek-r1:14b | FP16 vllm | 1466.3 tok/s | 28.0 GB | Databasemart 2026-08-03 | |
| deepseek-r1:14b | FP16 vllm | 1258.6 tok/s | — | DatabaseMart 2026-01-29 | |
| qwen3:14b | FP16 vllm | 1251.2 tok/s | — | DatabaseMart 2026-01-29 | |
| qwen3:4b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 298.8 tok/s | 3.1 GB | GPU Battle 2026-07-12 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 208.3 tok/s | 4.8 GB | GPU Battle 2026-07-12 | |
| qwen3:30b-a3b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 188.8 tok/s | — | Hardware Corner 2025-09-01 | |
| qwen3:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 159.8 tok/s | — | Hardware Corner 2026-03-01 | |
| qwen3:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 126.3 tok/s | — | Hardware Corner 2026-03-01 |
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.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 5 OpenCL | 321,412 points | Technical.city 2025-09-01 | |
| Geekbench 5 Vulkan | 286,086 points | Technical.city 2025-09-01 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike | 36,378 points | Notebookcheck 2025-10-01 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 33,196 points | TopCPU.net 2025-03-01 | |
| PassMark G3D Mark | 32,352 points | PassMark Software 2026-05-08 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 21,618 points | Notebookcheck 2025-10-01 | |
| PassMark G3D Mark | 15,286 pts | PassMark 2026-04-20 | |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 9,504 points | TopCPU.net 2025-03-01 | |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 6,142 points | Notebookcheck 2025-10-01 | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad | 5,861 points | Notebookcheck 2025-10-01 |
Products Featuring the Quadro RTX 5000
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