Quadro RTX A6000 vs GRID M10-8Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GRID M10-8Q and Quadro RTX A6000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GRID M10-8Q
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
5.16

RTX A6000 outperforms GRID M10-8Q by a whopping 704% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking58784
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.49
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGM107Ampere
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date18 May 2016 (8 years ago)5 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,649
Current priceno data$8932 (1.9x MSRP)

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 cores64010752
Core clock speed1033 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speed1306 MHz1800 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate52.24625.0
Floating-point performance1,672 gflopsno data

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 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin8-pin EPS

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB48 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed5200 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth83.2 GB/s768.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA5.08.6

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 HD18−21
−828%
167
+828%
1440p16−18
−706%
129
+706%
4K12−14
−833%
112
+833%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−722%
70−75
+722%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−800%
70−75
+800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−800%
70−75
+800%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−731%
130−140
+731%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−740%
80−85
+740%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−722%
70−75
+722%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−790%
85−90
+790%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−750%
100−110
+750%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−761%
150−160
+761%
Hitman 3 10−11
−750%
85−90
+750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−727%
248
+727%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−729%
110−120
+729%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−717%
95−100
+717%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−757%
300
+757%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−733%
100−105
+733%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−800%
70−75
+800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−800%
70−75
+800%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−731%
130−140
+731%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−740%
80−85
+740%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−722%
70−75
+722%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−790%
85−90
+790%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−750%
100−110
+750%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−761%
150−160
+761%
Hitman 3 10−11
−750%
85−90
+750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−705%
160−170
+705%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−750%
34
+750%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−717%
95−100
+717%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−737%
293
+737%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−777%
307
+777%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−733%
100−105
+733%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−800%
70−75
+800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−800%
70−75
+800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−740%
80−85
+740%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−722%
70−75
+722%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−790%
85−90
+790%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−761%
150−160
+761%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−730%
224
+730%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−723%
288
+723%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−757%
180
+757%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−733%
100−105
+733%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−717%
95−100
+717%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−710%
80−85
+710%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−708%
95−100
+708%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−800%
45−50
+800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−820%
45−50
+820%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−814%
60−65
+814%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−750%
30−35
+750%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−767%
52
+767%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−770%
85−90
+770%
Hitman 3 6−7
−800%
50−55
+800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−775%
210
+775%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−800%
63
+800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−723%
247
+723%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−786%
60−65
+786%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−850%
35−40
+850%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−788%
70−75
+788%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−740%
40−45
+740%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Hitman 3 4−5
−750%
30−35
+750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−783%
50−55
+783%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−725%
30−35
+725%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−711%
146
+711%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−867%
27−30
+867%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−767%
24−27
+767%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−733%
24−27
+733%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−729%
55−60
+729%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−756%
137
+756%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−800%
63
+800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−825%
35−40
+825%

This is how GRID M10-8Q and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is 828% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A6000 is 706% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A6000 is 833% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.16 41.49
Recency 18 May 2016 5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 300 Watt

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M10-8Q in performance tests.


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