Quadro RTX A6000 vs GeForce GTX 260
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 260 with Quadro RTX A6000, including specs and performance data.
RTX A6000 outperforms GTX 260 by a whopping 1787% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 782 | 48 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.14 | 12.23 |
| Power efficiency | 1.17 | 13.42 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GT200 | GA102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 16 June 2008 (16 years ago) | 5 October 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $4,649 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
RTX A6000 has 8636% better value for money than GTX 260.
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 | 192 | 10752 |
| Core clock speed | 576 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 182 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 36.86 | 604.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4769 TFLOPS | 38.71 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 28 | 112 |
| TMUs | 64 | 336 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 336 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 84 |
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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 8-pin EPS |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | 896 MB | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 448 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 999 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 111.9 GB/s | 768.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Dual Link DVIHDTV | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
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.
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 | 8−9
−1875%
| 158
+1875%
|
| 1440p | 6−7
−1950%
| 123
+1950%
|
| 4K | 5−6
−2020%
| 106
+2020%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 56.13
−90.7%
| 29.42
+90.7%
|
| 1440p | 74.83
−98%
| 37.80
+98%
|
| 4K | 89.80
−105%
| 43.86
+105%
|
- RTX A6000 has 91% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RTX A6000 has 98% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RTX A6000 has 105% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 240−250
+0%
|
240−250
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−310
+0%
|
300−310
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 139
+0%
|
139
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 240−250
+0%
|
240−250
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 128
+0%
|
128
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 98
+0%
|
98
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 307
+0%
|
307
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−310
+0%
|
300−310
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 131
+0%
|
131
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 180
+0%
|
180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−310
+0%
|
300−310
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 240−250
+0%
|
240−250
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 96
+0%
|
96
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 84
+0%
|
84
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 155
+0%
|
155
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 70
+0%
|
70
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 146
+0%
|
146
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 128
+0%
|
128
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
This is how GTX 260 and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:
- RTX A6000 is 1875% faster in 1080p
- RTX A6000 is 1950% faster in 1440p
- RTX A6000 is 2020% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.86 | 53.96 |
| Recency | 16 June 2008 | 5 October 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 896 MB | 48 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 182 Watt | 300 Watt |
GTX 260 has 64.8% lower power consumption.
RTX A6000, on the other hand, has a 1786.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 5385.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.
The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 260 is a desktop card while Quadro RTX A6000 is a workstation one.
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