Quadro RTX 6000 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 970

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	269	not rated
Place by popularity	75	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.05	no data
Power efficiency	11.95	no data
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GM204	TU102
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	19 September 2014 (11 years ago)	4 September 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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	1664	4608
Core clock speed	1050 MHz	1275 MHz
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz	1455 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	148 Watt	200 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	122.5	419.0
Floating-point processing power	3.92 TFLOPS	13.41 TFLOPS
ROPs	56	96
TMUs	104	288
Tensor Cores	no data	576
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	72
L1 Cache	624 KB	4.5 MB
L2 Cache	2 MB	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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data
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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	672.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	Portable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	+
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
VR Ready	no data	+

API and SDK support

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	6.7
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	+	7.5
DLSS	-	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 September 2014	4 September 2019
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	148 Watt	200 Watt

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