Quadro RTX 5000 vs Radeon PRO W5700

Workstation Verdict

With 16GB on board versus 8GB for the Radeon PRO W5700, the Quadro RTX 5000 carries more headroom for large models and memory-hungry workloads.

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NVIDIA

Quadro RTX 5000

Price

€1,006✓

VRAM

16 GB GDDR6✓

Mem. Speed

448 GB/s✓

FP32 Compute

11.2 TFLOPS✓

Key Specs Advantage

+33% CUDA Cores (3,072 vs 2,304)

+32% FP32 (TFLOPS) (11.2 TFLOPS vs 8.5 TFLOPS)

€1,169PNY VCQRTX5000-BSP NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Graphics Card 16GB GDDR6

€1,006NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 16GB GDDR6 Professional Graphics Card – 3072 CUDA, 384 Tensor, 48 RT Cores, 11.2 TFLOPS, DP/VirtualLink, 448 GB/s Memory, 2-Way NVLink Support – Plain OEM Packaging (Renewed)

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AMD Radeon

PRO W5700

Price

Reference GPU

VRAM

8 GB GDDR6

Mem. Speed

448 GB/s✓

FP32 Compute

8.5 TFLOPS

Key Specs Advantage

Comparable or lower specs

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Quadro RTX 5000 vs Radeon PRO W5700: In-Depth Breakdown

VRAM: Quadro RTX 5000 vs Radeon PRO W5700

With 16GB of VRAM against the Radeon PRO W5700's 8GB, the Quadro RTX 5000 has a 8GB edge. VRAM is what determines whether a model fits without quantization at all — a 70B-parameter model in FP16 needs around 140GB, and smaller models still benefit from spare capacity. That extra headroom lets the Quadro RTX 5000 load bigger models and run larger production batch sizes.

AI Training & Compute

FP32 throughput is the metric that matters most for training, scientific simulation, and rendering work. The Quadro RTX 5000 posts 11.2 TFLOPS versus 8.5 TFLOPS on the Radeon PRO W5700, a 32% compute lead. Expect training jobs and heavy matrix math to finish proportionally sooner on the Quadro RTX 5000.

Which should you buy: Quadro RTX 5000 or Radeon PRO W5700?

For large-model workloads bottlenecked on VRAM, the Quadro RTX 5000 is the better pick. The Radeon PRO W5700 costs less and holds up fine if your models fit inside its 8GB.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the Quadro RTX 5000 or Radeon PRO W5700 run large language models?

Both can, but the Quadro RTX 5000 (16GB) handles larger models without quantization. The Radeon PRO W5700 (8GB) works well for smaller or heavily quantized models.

Which is better for AI training?

The Quadro RTX 5000 has the advantage at 11.2 TFLOPS vs 8.5 TFLOPS, making training runs proportionally faster than on the Radeon PRO W5700.

Which should you buy: Quadro RTX 5000 or Radeon PRO W5700?

For large-model workloads bottlenecked on VRAM, the Quadro RTX 5000 is the better pick. The Radeon PRO W5700 costs less and holds up fine if your models fit inside its 8GB.

Technical Specifications Comparison

Architecture & Cores

Architecture & Cores specifications comparison between Quadro RTX 5000 and Radeon PRO W5700
Specification	Quadro RTX 5000	Radeon PRO W5700
Architecture	Turing	RDNA 1
CUDA Cores (CUDA Cores / Stream Processors)	3,072✓	2,304

Memory

Memory specifications comparison between Quadro RTX 5000 and Radeon PRO W5700
Specification	Quadro RTX 5000	Radeon PRO W5700
VRAM Capacity	16 GB✓	8 GB
Memory Type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Memory Bus	256-bit	256-bit
Bandwidth	448 GB/s	448 GB/s

Connectivity & Power

Connectivity & Power specifications comparison between Quadro RTX 5000 and Radeon PRO W5700
Specification	Quadro RTX 5000	Radeon PRO W5700
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
TDP	230 W	130 W✓
Released	Oct 2018	Dec 2019

Workstation

Workstation specifications comparison between Quadro RTX 5000 and Radeon PRO W5700
Specification	Quadro RTX 5000	Radeon PRO W5700
FP32 (TFLOPS)	11.2 TFLOPS✓	8.5 TFLOPS
ECC	Yes	Yes
NVLink	No	No
Form factor	dual-slot	dual-slot