RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation vs Quadro RTX A6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX A6000 with RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

RTX A6000
2020
48 GB GDDR6, 300 Watt
41.49

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation outperforms RTX A6000 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking8535
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.49no data
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameAmpereAD104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date5 October 2020 (3 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,649 no data
Current price$8932 (1.9x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores107526144
Core clock speed1410 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1800 MHz1565 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate625.0300.5

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 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm168 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPSNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount48 GB20 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed16000 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth768.0 GB/s280.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.68.9

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 HD167
−31.7%
220−230
+31.7%
1440p129
−31.8%
170−180
+31.8%
4K112
−33.9%
150−160
+33.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−48%
70−75
+48%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−44%
70−75
+44%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
−44%
70−75
+44%
Battlefield 5 95−100
−40%
130−140
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
−40%
80−85
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−48%
70−75
+48%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−48.3%
85−90
+48.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75
−45.7%
100−110
+45.7%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−40.9%
150−160
+40.9%
Hitman 3 60−65
−41.7%
85−90
+41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
−37.8%
248
+37.8%
Metro Exodus 80−85
−45%
110−120
+45%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
−40%
95−100
+40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 210−220
−42.9%
300
+42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−42.9%
100−105
+42.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−44%
70−75
+44%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
−44%
70−75
+44%
Battlefield 5 95−100
−40%
130−140
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
−40%
80−85
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−48%
70−75
+48%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−48.3%
85−90
+48.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75
−45.7%
100−110
+45.7%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−40.9%
150−160
+40.9%
Hitman 3 60−65
−41.7%
85−90
+41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
−40.8%
160−170
+40.8%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−41.7%
34
+41.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
−40%
95−100
+40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 210−220
−39.5%
293
+39.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 220−230
−39.5%
307
+39.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−42.9%
100−105
+42.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−44%
70−75
+44%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
−44%
70−75
+44%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
−40%
80−85
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−48%
70−75
+48%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−48.3%
85−90
+48.3%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−40.9%
150−160
+40.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
−40%
224
+40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200−210
−44%
288
+44%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
−38.5%
180
+38.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−42.9%
100−105
+42.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
−40%
95−100
+40%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−47.3%
80−85
+47.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75
−38.6%
95−100
+38.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−50%
45−50
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
−53.3%
45−50
+53.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−42.2%
60−65
+42.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−41.7%
30−35
+41.7%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−48.6%
52
+48.6%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−46.7%
85−90
+46.7%
Hitman 3 35−40
−54.3%
50−55
+54.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−40%
210
+40%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−40%
63
+40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
−37.2%
247
+37.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−52.5%
60−65
+52.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−40.7%
35−40
+40.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−44%
70−75
+44%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
−40%
40−45
+40%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−45.8%
35−40
+45.8%
Hitman 3 24−27
−41.7%
30−35
+41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−51.4%
50−55
+51.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−37.5%
30−35
+37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−105
−46%
146
+46%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−38.1%
27−30
+38.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−44.4%
24−27
+44.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−50%
14−16
+50%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−38.9%
24−27
+38.9%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−45%
55−60
+45%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−44.2%
137
+44.2%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−40%
63
+40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−54.2%
35−40
+54.2%

This is how RTX A6000 and RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is 32% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is 32% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is 34% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 41.49 56.92
Recency 5 October 2020 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 48 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 70 Watt

The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX A6000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX A6000 is a workstation graphics card while RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is a desktop one.


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