Quadro K6000 SDI vs GeForce GTX 560

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking590not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.63no data
Power efficiency3.32no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGF114GK110
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date17 May 2011 (14 years ago)23 July 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $8,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores3362880
Core clock speed810 MHz902 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt239 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature99 °Cno data
Texture fill rate45.36216.5
Floating-point processing power1.089 TFLOPS5.196 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs56240

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 support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length210 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data
SLI options+-

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 amount1 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/s288.4 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA+3.5

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 May 2011 23 July 2013
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 239 Watt

GTX 560 has 59.3% lower power consumption.

K6000 SDI, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 560 and Quadro K6000 SDI. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 560 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro K6000 SDI is a workstation one.

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