NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 16GB vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 24GB
The Quadro RTX 6000 delivers 46% more FP16 throughput than the Quadro RTX 5000 (131 vs 89 TFLOPS dense). The Quadro RTX 6000 also carries 8 GB more memory (24 GB vs 16 GB).
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 16GB
Full specs →NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 24GB
Full specs →Specifications
Performance (TFLOPS)
FLOPS by Precision
What actually differs
Both GPUs launched in 2018: the Quadro RTX 5000 on Turing and the Quadro RTX 6000 on Turing.
Dense throughput for the Quadro RTX 5000 against the Quadro RTX 6000: FP64 0.3 vs 0.5 TFLOPS, FP32 11 vs 16 TFLOPS, FP16 89 vs 131 TFLOPS. Sparse figures, where the vendor publishes them, appear under each dense number in the performance table.
Memory is 16 GB against 24 GB, fed at 448 GB/s versus 672 GB/s. More memory per GPU means larger models fit before you have to shard across cards, which often matters more than raw TFLOPS for inference.
Power budgets are 265 W for the Quadro RTX 5000 and 295 W for the Quadro RTX 6000. At FP32 that works out to 0.04 against 0.06 TFLOPS per watt.
For LLM training and inference, weight the FP8 and FP16 rows and memory capacity most heavily. For scientific and HPC workloads, the FP64 row is the one to read.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Quadro RTX 5000 faster than the Quadro RTX 6000?
At FP16 precision the Quadro RTX 6000 reaches 131 TFLOPS dense against 89 TFLOPS for the Quadro RTX 5000. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.
Which has more memory, the Quadro RTX 5000 or the Quadro RTX 6000?
The Quadro RTX 6000 carries 24 GB of VRAM versus 16 GB for the Quadro RTX 5000. Memory bandwidth is 448 GB/s for the Quadro RTX 5000 and 672 GB/s for the Quadro RTX 6000.
How much power do the Quadro RTX 5000 and the Quadro RTX 6000 draw?
The Quadro RTX 5000 is rated at 265 W TDP and the Quadro RTX 6000 at 295 W. On FP32 throughput per watt, the Quadro RTX 6000 is the more efficient part.
Can I rent the Quadro RTX 5000 or the Quadro RTX 6000 in the cloud?
Yes. Live cloud listings tracked by Flopper start at $0.24 per GPU hour. The rental pricing section on this page lists current providers and rates for both GPUs.
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