RTX A5000 vs Quadro M6000 24 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M6000 24 GB and RTX A5000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

M6000 24 GB
2016
24 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
30.79

RTX A5000 outperforms M6000 24 GB by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking17636
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.78no data
Power efficiency8.5617.90
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM200GA102
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date5 March 2016 (8 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores30728192
Core clock speed988 MHz1170 MHz
Boost clock speed1114 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt230 Watt
Texture fill rate285.2433.9
Floating-point processing power6.844 TFLOPS27.77 TFLOPS
ROPs9696
TMUs256256
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data64

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 4.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 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 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth317.4 GB/s768.0 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 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA5.28.6

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 30.79
RTX A5000 59.21
+92.3%

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 11882
RTX A5000 22847
+92.3%

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 30.79 59.21
Recency 5 March 2016 12 April 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 230 Watt

RTX A5000 has a 92.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 8.7% lower power consumption.

The RTX A5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M6000 24 GB in performance tests.


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