Quadro 6000 vs FirePro W8000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W8000 and Quadro 6000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro W8000
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
10.75
+54.5%

W8000 outperforms 6000 by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking429553
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.060.16
Power efficiency3.332.38
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameTahitiGF100
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date14 June 2012 (12 years ago)10 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 $4,399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W8000 has 563% better value for money than Quadro 6000.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1792448
Core clock speed900 MHz574 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt204 Watt
Texture fill rate100.832.14
Floating-point processing power3.226 TFLOPS1.028 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs11256

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length279 mm248 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz747 MHz
Memory bandwidth176 GB/s143.4 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
StereoOutput3D+-
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W8000 10.75
+54.5%
Quadro 6000 6.96

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro W8000 4148
+54.5%
Quadro 6000 2685

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.75 6.96
Recency 14 June 2012 10 December 2010
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 204 Watt

FirePro W8000 has a 54.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Quadro 6000, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 10.3% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W8000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 6000 in performance tests.


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