AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 vs NVIDIA Quadro P5000

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 and NVIDIA Quadro P5000 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56

NVIDIA Quadro P5000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 9% higher texture fill rate: 302.4 GTexel / s vs 277.3 GTexel / s
Around 75% higher pipelines: 3584 vs 2048
Around 9% better floating-point performance: 9,677 gflops vs 8,873 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 16 nm
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 828 vs 672
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 61716 vs 52839
Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1172.788 vs 927.006
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3709 vs 3409
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3353 vs 3077
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3709 vs 3409
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3353 vs 3077

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 August 2017 vs 1 October 2016
Texture fill rate	302.4 GTexel / s vs 277.3 GTexel / s
Pipelines	3584 vs 2048
Floating-point performance	9,677 gflops vs 8,873 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 16 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	828 vs 672
Geekbench - OpenCL	61716 vs 52839
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1172.788 vs 927.006
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3709 vs 3409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353 vs 3077
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3709 vs 3409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353 vs 3077

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro P5000

Around 41% higher core clock speed: 1607 MHz vs 1138 MHz
Around 39% higher boost clock speed: 1733 MHz vs 1250 MHz
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 210 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
5.7x more memory clock speed: 9016 MHz vs 1572 MHz
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 12624 vs 12354
Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 223.558 vs 153.117
Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2698.914 vs 1722.138
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 14.206 vs 11.901
Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 140.845 vs 126.528
Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 15489 vs 12822
Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 15489 vs 12822

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1607 MHz vs 1138 MHz
Boost clock speed	1733 MHz vs 1250 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 210 Watt
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Memory clock speed	9016 MHz vs 1572 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	12624 vs 12354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	223.558 vs 153.117
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2698.914 vs 1722.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	14.206 vs 11.901
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	140.845 vs 126.528
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	15489 vs 12822
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	15489 vs 12822

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro P5000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

12354

12624

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

828

672

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

61716

52839

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

153.117

223.558

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1722.138

2698.914

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11.901

14.206

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

126.528

140.845

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1172.788

927.006

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12822

15489

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3709

3409

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

3077

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12822

15489

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3709

3409

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

3077

Name	AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56	NVIDIA Quadro P5000
PassMark - G3D Mark	12354	12624
PassMark - G2D Mark	828	672
Geekbench - OpenCL	61716	52839
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	153.117	223.558
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1722.138	2698.914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	11.901	14.206
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	126.528	140.845
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1172.788	927.006
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	12822	15489
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3709	3409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353	3077
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	12822	15489
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3709	3409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353	3077
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		6008

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56	NVIDIA Quadro P5000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 5.0	Pascal
Code name	Vega 10	GP104
Launch date	14 August 2017	1 October 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$2,499
Place in performance rating	242	240
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Price now		$1,699.99
Value for money (0-100)		8.38
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz	1733 MHz
Core clock speed	1138 MHz	1607 MHz
Floating-point performance	9,677 gflops	8,873 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	16 nm
Pipelines	3584	2048
Texture fill rate	302.4 GTexel / s	277.3 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	210 Watt	100 Watt
Transistor count	12,500 million	7,200 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort
Display Port		1.4
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Shader Model		5.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bandwidth	402.4 GB / s	192 GB / s
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1572 MHz	9016 MHz
Memory type	HBM2	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Stereo
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView
nView Display Management
Optimus