Quadro RTX 8000 Passive vs GeForce GTX 1650 TU106
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | TU106 | TU102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 18 June 2020 (5 years ago) | 13 August 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $9,999 |
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 | 896 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 1410 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1590 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 10,800 million | 18,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 260 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 89.04 | 466.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.849 TFLOPS | 14.93 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 96 |
| TMUs | 56 | 288 |
| Tensor Cores | 112 | 576 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 14 | 72 |
| L1 Cache | 896 KB | 4.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 6 MB |
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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
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 | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.0 GB/s | 672.0 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 June 2020 | 13 August 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 48 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 260 Watt |
GTX 1650 TU106 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 188.9% lower power consumption.
RTX 8000 Passive, on the other hand, has a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1650 TU106 and Quadro RTX 8000 Passive. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1650 TU106 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro RTX 8000 Passive is a workstation one.
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