Quadro RTX A6000 vs GeForce 8800 Ultra

Place in performance ranking	899	85
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	0.49
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	G80	Ampere
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	2 May 2007 (17 years ago)	5 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$829	$4,649
Current price	$235 (0.3x MSRP)	$8932 (1.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A6000 has 1533% better value for money than 8800 Ultra.

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 cores	128	10752
CUDA cores	612	no data
Core clock speed	612 MHz	1410 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1800 MHz
Number of transistors	681 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	171 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	39.2 billion/sec	625.0
Floating-point performance	387.1 gflops	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	270 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	8-pin EPS
SLI options	+	no data

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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	48 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1080 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	103.7 GB/s	768.0 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 Connectors

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

4x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

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 HD	6−7 −2683%	167 +2683%
1440p	5−6 −2480%	129 +2480%
4K	4−5 −2700%	112 +2700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

70−75
−2332%

1800−1850

+2332%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −2331%	1750−1800 +2331%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 −2331%	1750−1800 +2331%
Battlefield 5	130−140 −2381%	3300−3350 +2381%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −2340%	2050−2100 +2340%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −2332%	1800−1850 +2332%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −2372%	2200−2250 +2372%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 −2351%	2500−2550 +2351%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 −2384%	3850−3900 +2384%
Hitman 3	85−90 −2371%	2100−2150 +2371%
Horizon Zero Dawn	248 −2380%	6150−6200 +2380%
Metro Exodus	110−120 −2357%	2850−2900 +2357%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 −2349%	2400−2450 +2349%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300 −2383%	7450−7500 +2383%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105 −2350%	2450−2500 +2350%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −2331%	1750−1800 +2331%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 −2331%	1750−1800 +2331%
Battlefield 5	130−140 −2381%	3300−3350 +2381%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −2340%	2050−2100 +2340%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −2332%	1800−1850 +2332%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −2372%	2200−2250 +2372%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 −2351%	2500−2550 +2351%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 −2384%	3850−3900 +2384%
Hitman 3	85−90 −2371%	2100−2150 +2371%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −2385%	4200−4250 +2385%
Metro Exodus	34 −2253%	800−850 +2253%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 −2349%	2400−2450 +2349%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	293 −2391%	7300−7350 +2391%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	307 −2392%	7650−7700 +2392%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105 −2350%	2450−2500 +2350%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −2331%	1750−1800 +2331%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 −2331%	1750−1800 +2331%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −2340%	2050−2100 +2340%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −2332%	1800−1850 +2332%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −2372%	2200−2250 +2372%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 −2384%	3850−3900 +2384%
Horizon Zero Dawn	224 −2378%	5550−5600 +2378%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	288 −2383%	7150−7200 +2383%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	180 −2372%	4450−4500 +2372%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105 −2350%	2450−2500 +2350%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100
−2349%

2400−2450

+2349%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −2369%	2000−2050 +2369%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −2374%	2400−2450 +2374%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −2344%	1100−1150 +2344%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 −2291%	1100−1150 +2291%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −2322%	1550−1600 +2322%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −2253%	800−850 +2253%
Far Cry 5	52 −2304%	1250−1300 +2304%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −2371%	2150−2200 +2371%
Hitman 3	50−55 −2307%	1300−1350 +2307%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210 −2376%	5200−5250 +2376%
Metro Exodus	63 −2360%	1550−1600 +2360%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	247 −2390%	6150−6200 +2390%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −2359%	1500−1550 +2359%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −2268%	900−950 +2268%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70−75
−2365%

1750−1800

+2365%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −2281%	1000−1050 +2281%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −2329%	850−900 +2329%
Hitman 3	30−35 −2253%	800−850 +2253%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −2353%	1300−1350 +2353%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −2324%	800−850 +2324%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	146 −2366%	3600−3650 +2366%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −2314%	700−750 +2314%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −2208%	600−650 +2208%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −2307%	650−700 +2307%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −2233%	350−400 +2233%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −2300%	600−650 +2300%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −2314%	1400−1450 +2314%
Horizon Zero Dawn	137 −2382%	3400−3450 +2382%
Metro Exodus	63 −2360%	1550−1600 +2360%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −2281%	500−550 +2281%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−2332%

900−950
+2332%

This is how 8800 Ultra and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:

RTX A6000 is 2683% faster in 1080p
RTX A6000 is 2480% faster in 1440p
RTX A6000 is 2700% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.66	41.49
Recency	2 May 2007	5 October 2020
Cost	$829	$4649
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	48 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	171 Watt	300 Watt