GeForce GTX 1660 Super vs Quadro P6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P6000 with GeForce GTX 1660 Super, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P6000
2016
24 GB 384-bit, 250 Watt
39.72
+20.1%

P6000 outperforms GTX 1660 Super by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking108162
Place by popularitynot in top-1008
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.9458.52
Power efficiency10.8918.14
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGP102TU116
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 October 2016 (8 years ago)29 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,999 $229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 Super has 1385% better value for money than Quadro P6000.

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 cores38401408
Core clock speed1506 MHz1530 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1785 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt125 Watt
Texture fill rate394.8157.1
Floating-point processing power12.63 TFLOPS5.027 TFLOPS
ROPs9648
TMUs24088

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 mm229 mm
Width2" (5.1 cm)2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 8-pin1x 8-pin
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 type384 BitGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1127 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 432 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Sync IIno data
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

ECC (Error Correcting Code)+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
High-Performance Video I/O6+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data
NVENCno data+
Anselno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.17.5

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.

Quadro P6000 39.72
+20.1%
GTX 1660 Super 33.08

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.

Quadro P6000 15307
+20.1%
GTX 1660 Super 12747

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 P6000 64253
+2.6%
GTX 1660 Super 62616

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 P6000 77200
+27.9%
GTX 1660 Super 60337

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 P6000 47462
GTX 1660 Super 65044
+37%

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
+11.1%
90
−11.1%
1440p60−65
+11.1%
54
−11.1%
4K30−35
+3.4%
29
−3.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p59.992.54
1440p99.984.24
4K199.977.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 76
+0%
76
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 88
+0%
88
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+0%
66
+0%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80
+0%
80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
+0%
63
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 121
+0%
121
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hitman 3 77
+0%
77
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 321
+0%
321
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80
+0%
80
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 217
+0%
217
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 135
+0%
135
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+0%
48
+0%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 72
+0%
72
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+0%
52
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 86
+0%
86
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hitman 3 75
+0%
75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 290
+0%
290
+0%
Metro Exodus 118
+0%
118
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 89
+0%
89
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
+0%
129
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 208
+0%
208
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 51
+0%
51
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 44
+0%
44
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55
+0%
55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 49
+0%
49
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 107
+0%
107
+0%
Hitman 3 65
+0%
65
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 99
+0%
99
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 112
+0%
112
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
+0%
61
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 31
+0%
31
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 57
+0%
57
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 57
+0%
57
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+0%
40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 34
+0%
34
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+0%
38
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 26
+0%
26
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 43
+0%
43
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 71
+0%
71
+0%
Metro Exodus 67
+0%
67
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
+0%
80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 196
+0%
196
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 56
+0%
56
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 31
+0%
31
+0%
Hitman 3 25
+0%
25
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 66
+0%
66
+0%
Metro Exodus 44
+0%
44
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
+0%
40
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24
+0%
24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18
+0%
18
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 19
+0%
19
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 54
+0%
54
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 44
+0%
44
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+0%
12
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 28
+0%
28
+0%

This is how Quadro P6000 and GTX 1660 Super compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P6000 is 11% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P6000 is 11% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro P6000 is 3% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.72 33.08
Recency 1 October 2016 29 October 2019
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 125 Watt

Quadro P6000 has a 20.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1660 Super, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1660 Super in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P6000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1660 Super 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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