Quadro RTX 6000 vs Quadro M6000 24 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M6000 24 GB and Quadro RTX 6000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

M6000 24 GB
2016
24 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
30.81

RTX 6000 outperforms M6000 24 GB by an impressive 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking17969
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.845.32
Power efficiency8.4512.78
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGM200TU102
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date5 March 2016 (8 years ago)13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,999 $6,299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 6000 has 87% better value for money than M6000 24 GB.

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 cores30724608
Core clock speed988 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed1114 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate285.2509.8
Floating-point processing power6.844 TFLOPS16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs9696
TMUs256288
Tensor Coresno data576
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1653 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth317.4 GB/s672.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA5.27.5

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.

M6000 24 GB 30.81
RTX 6000 48.46
+57.3%

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.

M6000 24 GB 11871
RTX 6000 18674
+57.3%

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 30.81 48.46
Recency 5 March 2016 13 August 2018
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 260 Watt

M6000 24 GB has 4% lower power consumption.

RTX 6000, on the other hand, has a 57.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M6000 24 GB in performance tests.


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