RTX A2000 12 GB vs T600

Place in the ranking	323	142
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	88.68
Power efficiency	28.78	34.80
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU117	GA106
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	6 May 2021 (3 years ago)	23 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	640	3328
Core clock speed	735 MHz	562 MHz
Boost clock speed	1335 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	53.40	124.8
Floating-point processing power	1.709 TFLOPS	7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	40	104
Tensor Cores	no data	104
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	26

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	167 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	288.0 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 mini-DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.6

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.

T600 16.79

RTX A2000 12 GB 35.53
+112%

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.

T600 6471

RTX A2000 12 GB 13689
+112%

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	53 −108%	110−120 +108%
1440p	25 −100%	50−55 +100%
4K	20 −100%	40−45 +100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	4.08
1440p	no data	8.98
4K	no data	11.23

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

−112%

55−60
+112%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −111%	80−85 +111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −100%	110−120 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −106%	70−75 +106%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −112%	55−60 +112%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −105%	80−85 +105%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −111%	95−100 +111%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −106%	220−230 +106%
Hitman 3	30−35 −103%	65−70 +103%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −105%	170−180 +105%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −111%	120−130 +111%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −107%	95−100 +107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −100%	110−120 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −105%	170−180 +105%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −111%	80−85 +111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −100%	110−120 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −106%	70−75 +106%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −112%	55−60 +112%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −105%	80−85 +105%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −111%	95−100 +111%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −106%	220−230 +106%
Hitman 3	30−35 −103%	65−70 +103%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −105%	170−180 +105%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −111%	120−130 +111%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −107%	95−100 +107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	51 −96.1%	100−105 +96.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −105%	80−85 +105%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −105%	170−180 +105%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −111%	80−85 +111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −106%	70−75 +106%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −112%	55−60 +112%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −105%	80−85 +105%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −106%	220−230 +106%
Hitman 3	30−35 −103%	65−70 +103%
Horizon Zero Dawn	39 −105%	80−85 +105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45 −111%	95−100 +111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 −104%	55−60 +104%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −105%	170−180 +105%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

−107%

95−100
+107%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −103%	65−70 +103%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −112%	55−60 +112%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −111%	190−200 +111%
Hitman 3	20−22 −100%	40−45 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27 −104%	55−60 +104%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −100%	60−65 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	32 −103%	65−70 +103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −106%	210−220 +106%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−96.4%

55−60
+96.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −87.5%	30−33 +87.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Hitman 3	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −100%	170−180 +100%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16 −87.5%	30−33 +87.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−100%

30−33
+100%

This is how T600 and RTX A2000 12 GB compete in popular games:

RTX A2000 12 GB is 108% faster in 1080p
RTX A2000 12 GB is 100% faster in 1440p
RTX A2000 12 GB is 100% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	16.79	35.53
Recency	6 May 2021	23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	70 Watt

T600 has 75% lower power consumption.

RTX A2000 12 GB, on the other hand, has a 111.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A2000 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the T600 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.