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PNY Quadro K5000 for Mac graphics card, silver metal bracket, dual-slot cooler, two DVI and two DisplayPort outputs

PNY Technologies, Inc.

PNY Technologies, Inc. 5.0 Quadro K5000 for Mac 4GB GDDR5 workstation graphics card

SKU CH-SPCM-VX146 MPN 5.0

Workstation graphics card with 1536 CUDA cores and 4GB GDDR5 memory for Mac Pro systems

  • Type of memoryDDR5
  • 1536 CUDA cores accelerate professional rendering and compute workloads
  • 4GB GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus handles large scenes and textures
  • PCI Express 2.0 x16 interface fits Mac Pro expansion slots
  • Dual DVI and dual DisplayPort connectors drive up to four displays
  • DisplayPort 1.2 support enables higher refresh rates and deeper color

Mac Pro workstation GPU

The PNY Quadro K5000 for Mac is a professional graphics card built for Apple Mac Pro systems. It delivers 1536 CUDA cores and 4GB of GDDR5 memory across a 256-bit interface. The card uses a PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot and supports SLI configurations for multi-GPU workflows. Creative professionals gain the throughput needed for demanding visualisation tasks.

Suits Mac-based creative workflows.

This card targets editors, artists and engineers running macOS on compatible Mac Pro hardware who need up to four simultaneous displays via two DVI and two DisplayPort 1.2 connectors. It is not suitable for Windows or Linux workstations, nor for systems lacking a Mac Pro-compatible PCIe slot and firmware support. Buyers needing consumer gaming features or broader OS compatibility should look elsewhere.

4GB GDDR5 frame buffer

The 4GB GDDR5 memory capacity determines the maximum scene complexity and texture resolution the card can hold in VRAM. Larger models, higher-resolution textures and multi-display setups consume this buffer directly. If your projects regularly exceed 4GB of video memory, this card will become the limiting factor regardless of its CUDA core count or display outputs.

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Price $534.99
Pricier than about 77% of the 411 comparable items (median $168.99).

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Specifications

Memory
Type of memoryDDR5

Questions about this item

Will the 4 GB GDDR5 memory need replacement or upgrade later?

The 4 GB GDDR5 frame buffer is soldered to the board and cannot be upgraded; if larger scenes exceed this capacity you would need a different card.

What limits sustained performance first on the 1536 CUDA core GPU?

The 256-bit memory bus and PCI Express 2.0 x16 link set the bandwidth ceiling that appears before the compute units saturate.

How much heat and noise does the card produce when running all day in a Mac Pro?

The dual-slot blower exhausts heat out the rear; under continuous load the fan ramps to an audible but not extreme level while keeping the GPU within its thermal envelope.

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