GeForce RTX 5090 vs Quadro P6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P6000 with GeForce RTX 5090, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P6000
2016
24 GB 384-bit, 250 Watt
39.93

RTX 5090 outperforms P6000 by a whopping 150% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1101
Place by popularitynot in top-10057
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.4710.80
Power efficiency10.9711.94
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGP102GB202
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 October 2016 (8 years ago)30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,999 $1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RTX 5090 has 142% 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 cores384021760
Core clock speed1506 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rate394.81,637
Floating-point processing power12.63 TFLOPS104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs96176
TMUs240680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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 5.0 x16
Length267 mm304 mm
Width2" (5.1 cm)2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 8-pin1x 16-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 BitGDDR7
Maximum RAM amount24 GB32 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed1127 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 432 GB/s1.79 TB/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 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Sync IIno data
HDMI-+

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

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA6.110.1
DLSS-+

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.

Quadro P6000 39.93
RTX 5090 100.00
+150%

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 15386
RTX 5090 38529
+150%

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 HD80−85
−154%
203
+154%
1440p70−75
−166%
186
+166%
4K55−60
−169%
148
+169%

Cost per frame, $

1080p74.99
−662%
9.85
+662%
1440p85.70
−697%
10.75
+697%
4K109.07
−708%
13.51
+708%
  • RTX 5090 has 662% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 has 697% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 has 708% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 650−700
+0%
650−700
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 69
+0%
69
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
Valorant 650−700
+0%
650−700
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 202
+0%
202
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 350
+0%
350
+0%
Valorant 650−700
+0%
650−700
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 183
+0%
183
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 202
+0%
202
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Far Cry 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 321
+0%
321
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 128
+0%
128
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 174
+0%
174
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 167
+0%
167
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 378
+0%
378
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55
+0%
55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how Quadro P6000 and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is 154% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 166% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 169% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 61 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.93 100.00
Recency 1 October 2016 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 575 Watt

Quadro P6000 has 130% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 150.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P6000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P6000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.

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