TITAN RTX vs Quadro M6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M6000 with TITAN RTX, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M6000
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
30.54

TITAN RTX outperforms Quadro M6000 by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking18164
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.357.84
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGM200TU102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date21 March 2015 (9 years ago)18 December 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,199.99 $2,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

TITAN RTX has 134% better value for money than Quadro M6000.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores30724608
Core clock speed988 MHz1350 MHz
Boost clock speed1114 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt280 Watt
Texture fill rate213.9509.8
Floating-point performance6.844 gflops16.31 gflops

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-pin2x 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 amount12 GB24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed6612 MHz14000 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 DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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 performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

Quadro M6000 30.54
TITAN RTX 48.89
+60.1%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Quadro M6000 11779
TITAN RTX 18858
+60.1%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro M6000 40078
TITAN RTX 146443
+265%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro M6000 47041
TITAN RTX 121605
+159%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Quadro M6000 32385
TITAN RTX 166517
+414%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD100−110
−63%
163
+63%
1440p65−70
−61.5%
105
+61.5%
4K45−50
−64.4%
74
+64.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 104
+0%
104
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 104
+0%
104
+0%
Battlefield 5 209
+0%
209
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 143
+0%
143
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Far Cry 5 127
+0%
127
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 201
+0%
201
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 281
+0%
281
+0%
Hitman 3 117
+0%
117
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 348
+0%
348
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 127
+0%
127
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 206
+0%
206
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 215
+0%
215
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 186
+0%
186
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 88
+0%
88
+0%
Battlefield 5 203
+0%
203
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 131
+0%
131
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Far Cry 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 154
+0%
154
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 254
+0%
254
+0%
Hitman 3 116
+0%
116
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 336
+0%
336
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 286
+0%
286
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 204
+0%
204
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 79
+0%
79
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80
+0%
80
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 102
+0%
102
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 175
+0%
175
+0%
Hitman 3 111
+0%
111
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 218
+0%
218
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 242
+0%
242
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 139
+0%
139
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 86
+0%
86
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 123
+0%
123
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+0%
66
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 79
+0%
79
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
+0%
66
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Hitman 3 100
+0%
100
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 168
+0%
168
+0%
Metro Exodus 114
+0%
114
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 183
+0%
183
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 205
+0%
205
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 119
+0%
119
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 88
+0%
88
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 67
+0%
67
+0%
Hitman 3 48
+0%
48
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150
+0%
150
+0%
Metro Exodus 121
+0%
121
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 103
+0%
103
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 52
+0%
52
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 43
+0%
43
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+0%
50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+0%
33
+0%
Far Cry 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 114
+0%
114
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 109
+0%
109
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 43
+0%
43
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+0%
74
+0%

This is how Quadro M6000 and TITAN RTX compete in popular games:

  • TITAN RTX is 63% faster in 1080p
  • TITAN RTX is 62% faster in 1440p
  • TITAN RTX is 64% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.54 48.89
Recency 21 March 2015 18 December 2018
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 280 Watt

Quadro M6000 has 12% lower power consumption.

TITAN RTX, on the other hand, has a 60.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

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

Be aware that Quadro M6000 is a workstation graphics card while TITAN RTX is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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