Radeon Pro W6600M vs Quadro RTX A6000

Place in the ranking	41	201
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.30	no data
Power efficiency	13.48	22.18
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GA102	Navi 23
Market segment	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	5 October 2020 (4 years ago)	8 June 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,649	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores	10752	1792
Core clock speed	1410 MHz	1224 MHz
Boost clock speed	1800 MHz	2034 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	90 Watt
Texture fill rate	604.8	227.8
Floating-point processing power	38.71 TFLOPS	7.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	112	64
TMUs	336	112
Tensor Cores	336	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	84	28

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	8-pin EPS	None

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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	48 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	768.0 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

Portable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	-
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. 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.

RTX A6000 56.81
+103%

Pro W6600M 28.04

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.

RTX A6000 22557
+103%

Pro W6600M 11131

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 HD	175 +106%	85−90 −106%
1440p	129 +115%	60−65 −115%
4K	114 +107%	55−60 −107%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	26.57	no data
1440p	36.04	no data
4K	40.78	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +141%	55−60 −141%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +122%	60−65 −122%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +36%	85−90 −36%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +141%	55−60 −141%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +122%	60−65 −122%
Forza Horizon 4	300 +129%	130−140 −129%
Forza Horizon 5	140−150 +94.7%	75−80 −94.7%
Metro Exodus	66 −12.1%	70−75 +12.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +75.4%	60−65 −75.4%
Valorant	260−270 +128%	110−120 −128%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +36%	85−90 −36%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +141%	55−60 −141%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +122%	60−65 −122%
Dota 2	132 +36.1%	95−100 −36.1%
Far Cry 5	78 −6.4%	80−85 +6.4%
Fortnite	230−240 +66.2%	130−140 −66.2%
Forza Horizon 4	293 +124%	130−140 −124%
Forza Horizon 5	140−150 +94.7%	75−80 −94.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	128 +32%	95−100 −32%
Metro Exodus	78 +5.4%	70−75 −5.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +25%	170−180 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +75.4%	60−65 −75.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +81.3%	95−100 −81.3%
Valorant	260−270 +128%	110−120 −128%
World of Tanks	270−280 +3%	270−280 −3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +36%	85−90 −36%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +141%	55−60 −141%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +122%	60−65 −122%
Dota 2	131 +35.1%	95−100 −35.1%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +43.4%	80−85 −43.4%
Forza Horizon 4	288 +120%	130−140 −120%
Forza Horizon 5	140−150 +94.7%	75−80 −94.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +25%	170−180 −25%
Valorant	260−270 +128%	110−120 −128%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +59.1%	21−24 −59.1%
Dota 2	96 +92%	50−55 −92%
Grand Theft Auto V	96 +88.2%	50−55 −88.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +152%	27−30 −152%
World of Tanks	350−400 +106%	180−190 −106%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +52.6%	55−60 −52.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +177%	24−27 −177%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +81.8%	85−90 −81.8%
Forza Horizon 4	247 +213%	75−80 −213%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +126%	45−50 −126%
Metro Exodus	63 −4.8%	65−70 +4.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +169%	45−50 −169%
Valorant	220−230 +180%	80−85 −180%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +138%	12−14 −138%
Dota 2	155 +198%	50−55 −198%
Grand Theft Auto V	155 +198%	50−55 −198%
Metro Exodus	70 +204%	21−24 −204%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +132%	90−95 −132%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +150%	18−20 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	155 +198%	50−55 −198%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +139%	30−35 −139%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +138%	12−14 −138%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +209%	10−12 −209%
Dota 2	128 +146%	50−55 −146%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +169%	35−40 −169%
Fortnite	95−100 +159%	35−40 −159%
Forza Horizon 4	149 +231%	45−50 −231%
Forza Horizon 5	60−65 +156%	24−27 −156%
Valorant	120−130 +212%	40−45 −212%

This is how RTX A6000 and Pro W6600M compete in popular games:

RTX A6000 is 106% faster in 1080p
RTX A6000 is 115% faster in 1440p
RTX A6000 is 107% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A6000 is 231% faster.
in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Pro W6600M is 12% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX A6000 is ahead in 60 tests (94%)
Pro W6600M is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	56.81	28.04
Recency	5 October 2020	8 June 2021
Maximum RAM amount	48 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	90 Watt