GPU comparison

Quadro P5000 vs RTX 4070

Specifications and current cloud pricing, side by side.

PascalvsAda LovelaceUpdated 34 days ago

The RTX 4070 wins for the most common use case of contemporary compute workloads because its 29.1 TFLOPS FP32 rating and 504 GB per second bandwidth exceed the corresponding 8.9 TFLOPS FP32 rating and 288 GB per second bandwidth of the Quadro P5000 by substantial margins.

Quadro P5000 listed from $0.78/GPU/hrRTX 4070 listed from $0.50/GPU/hr

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Specifications Compared

SpecQuadro P5000RTX 4070
TDP180W200W
VRAM16 GB12-16 GB
CUDA Cores2,5605,888
FP8 (dense)Not published116.6 TFLOPS
Memory TypeGDDR5XGDDR6X
ArchitecturePascalAda Lovelace
FP16 (dense)Not published58.3 TFLOPS
Form FactorsPCIePCIe
INT8 (dense)Not published233.2 TOPS
InterconnectPCIe 3.0PCIe 4.0
Tensor CoresNot published184
FP32 Performance8.9 TFLOPS29.1 TFLOPS
Memory Bandwidth288 GB/s504 GB/s
FP8 (with sparsity)Not published233.2 TFLOPS
FP16 (with sparsity)Not published116.6 TFLOPS
INT8 (with sparsity)Not published466.4 TOPS

Performance Analysis

The FP32 rating of 8.9 TFLOPS on the Quadro P5000 stands at roughly one third the 29.1 TFLOPS FP32 rating on the RTX 4070 so single precision workloads complete in correspondingly longer time on the older card. The RTX 4070 further lists dense FP16 performance at 58.3 TFLOPS which exceeds its own FP32 figure and supports accelerated tensor operations during training and inference when sparsity remains unused. Memory bandwidth of 504 GB per second on the RTX 4070 versus 288 GB per second on the Quadro P5000 permits larger batch sizes before memory capacity limits are reached in data heavy passes.

Current On-Demand Offers

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Quadro P5000

ProviderRegionGPUsPer GPU / hrInstance / hrDeploy
Paperspaceca12$0.78$1.56Deploy

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RTX 4070

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When to Choose the Quadro P5000

The Quadro P5000 fits deployments that require the fixed 16 GB memory capacity and the lower 180 W TDP for continuous operation under power constraints. Its PCIe 3.0 interconnect also matches legacy server slots that do not support PCIe 4.0 signaling.

When to Choose the RTX 4070

The RTX 4070 fits deployments that require the 29.1 TFLOPS FP32 rating or the dense FP16 rating of 58.3 TFLOPS together with 504 GB per second bandwidth for reduced iteration times. Its PCIe 4.0 interconnect further supports higher data movement rates in modern server platforms.

Use Cases

LLM Training
RTX 4070

The RTX 4070 supplies 29.1 TFLOPS FP32 while the Quadro P5000 supplies 8.9 TFLOPS FP32 so training completes faster on the newer card.

LLM Inference
RTX 4070

The RTX 4070 supplies dense FP16 performance at 58.3 TFLOPS which accelerates inference relative to the Quadro P5000 FP32 rating of 8.9 TFLOPS.

Fine-tuning
RTX 4070

The RTX 4070 supplies 504 GB per second bandwidth versus 288 GB per second on the Quadro P5000 allowing larger effective batch sizes during fine tuning.

Stable Diffusion
RTX 4070

The RTX 4070 supplies dense FP16 performance at 58.3 TFLOPS which reduces generation latency compared with the Quadro P5000 8.9 TFLOPS FP32 rating.

Scientific Computing
Either

Frequently Asked Questions

What FP32 rating separates the Quadro P5000 from the RTX 4070?▾

The Quadro P5000 lists 8.9 TFLOPS FP32 while the RTX 4070 lists 29.1 TFLOPS FP32 creating a gap of more than three times in single precision throughput.

How does memory bandwidth differ between these two GPUs?▾

The Quadro P5000 provides 288 GB per second while the RTX 4070 provides 504 GB per second so the newer card sustains higher data rates during memory bound operations.

Which GPU carries the lower TDP rating?▾

The Quadro P5000 carries a 180 W TDP rating while the RTX 4070 carries a 200 W TDP rating so the older card draws less power under load.

Does the RTX 4070 publish a dense FP16 figure?▾

Yes the RTX 4070 publishes a dense FP16 figure of 58.3 TFLOPS which can be compared directly against other dense figures but the Quadro P5000 figure remains unpublished.

What interconnect versions appear on each card?▾

The Quadro P5000 uses PCIe 3.0 while the RTX 4070 uses PCIe 4.0 so maximum transfer rates differ between the two platforms.

Which is cheaper to rent, the Quadro P5000 or the RTX 4070?▾

Cloud rental prices for both the Quadro P5000 and RTX 4070 vary by provider, configuration, and availability. This page shows live pricing from 25+ providers updated every 60 seconds. Scroll to the Live Cloud Pricing section to compare current rates.

How much VRAM does the Quadro P5000 have compared to the RTX 4070?▾

The Quadro P5000 has 16 GB of GDDR5X memory. The RTX 4070 has 12 to 16 GB of GDDR6X memory.

Can I find Quadro P5000 and RTX 4070 GPUs available to rent right now?▾

Yes. This page shows real-time availability across 25+ cloud GPU providers. The Live Cloud Pricing section displays only in-stock offers with current pricing.

What is the main difference between the Quadro P5000 and the RTX 4070?▾

The Quadro P5000 uses the Pascal architecture (2016) while the RTX 4070 uses Ada Lovelace (2023). The Quadro P5000 has 16 GB of GDDR5X at 288 GB/s; the RTX 4070 has 12-16 GB of GDDR6X at 504 GB/s, so the RTX 4070 has 1.8x the memory bandwidth of the Quadro P5000.

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How this page is made

  • Specifications come from the NVIDIA, AMD and Intel datasheets for the Quadro P5000 and the RTX 4070. Dense and sparse throughput are listed separately.
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