RTX A2000 vs Quadro P6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P6000 and RTX A2000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro P6000
2016
24 GB 384-bit, 250 Watt
39.73
+11.9%

P6000 outperforms RTX A2000 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking108141
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.9485.89
Power efficiency10.8934.77
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP102GA106
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date1 October 2016 (8 years ago)10 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,999 $449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A2000 has 2080% 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 cores38403328
Core clock speed1506 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate394.8124.8
Floating-point processing power12.63 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs9648
TMUs240104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Coresno data26

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 mm167 mm
Width2" (5.1 cm)2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 8-pinNone
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 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 432 GB/s288.0 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 mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Sync IIno data

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 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
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.18.6

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.

Quadro P6000 39.73
+11.9%
RTX A2000 35.52

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
+11.9%
RTX A2000 13682

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
RTX A2000 73276
+14%

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
+12.6%
RTX A2000 68574

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
RTX A2000 84002
+77%

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
+6.4%
94
−6.4%
1440p45−50
+2.3%
44
−2.3%
4K30−35
+7.1%
28
−7.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p59.994.78
1440p133.3110.20
4K199.9716.04

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.73 35.52
Recency 1 October 2016 10 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 70 Watt

Quadro P6000 has a 11.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX A2000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 257.1% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A2000 in performance tests.


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