RTX A2000 vs Tesla P6
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 139 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 85.99 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 34.81 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | GA106 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 24 March 2017 (7 years ago) | 10 August 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $449 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2048 | 3328 |
| Core clock speed | 1012 MHz | 562 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1506 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 12,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 70 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 192.8 | 124.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.169 TFLOPS | 7.987 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| TMUs | 128 | 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 | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 167 mm |
| Width | MXM Module | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.3 GB/s | 288.0 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 Connectors | No outputs | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a |
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 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 March 2017 | 10 August 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 70 Watt |
Tesla P6 has a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX A2000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Tesla P6 and RTX A2000. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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