NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation

The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation is a workstation graphics card that launched in Q3 2023. It is built on the Ada Lovelace GPU microarchitecture (codename AD102) and is manufactured on a 5 nm process.

Memory

The RTX 5000 Ada Generation has 32 GB of GDDR6 memory, with a 2,250 MHz memory clock and a 256 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 576 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The RTX 5000 Ada Generation includes 12,800 CUDA cores, the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 1,155 MHz and can dynamically boost its clock speed up to 2,550 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 400 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 176 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing. Additionally, the GPU features 400 tensor cores optimized for AI-accelerated workloads and 100 RT cores dedicated to real-time ray tracing calculations.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The RTX 5000 Ada Generation occupies 2 PCIe expansion slots. It supports 4x DisplayPort 1.4a display connections. NVIDIA recommends a power supply of at least 600 W to handle the GPU's thermal design power (TDP) of 250 W.