Quadro RTX 4000 vs GeForce RTX 2060

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2060 with Quadro RTX 4000, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2060
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
31.59

RTX 4000 outperforms RTX 2060 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking137117
Place by popularity18not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation35.5137.68
Power efficiency15.7116.93
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTU106TU104
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date7 January 2019 (6 years ago)13 November 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 $899

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 4000 has 6% better value for money than RTX 2060.

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 cores19202304
Core clock speed1365 MHz1005 MHz
Boost clock speed1680 MHz1545 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate201.6222.5
Floating-point processing power6.451 TFLOPS7.119 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs120144
Tensor Cores240288
Ray Tracing Cores3036

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 3.0 x16
Length229 mm241 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s416.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.57.5
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.

RTX 2060 31.59
RTX 4000 34.05
+7.8%

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.

RTX 2060 14125
RTX 4000 15225
+7.8%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

RTX 2060 71647
RTX 4000 85268
+19%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

RTX 2060 67409
RTX 4000 78724
+16.8%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

RTX 2060 77840
RTX 4000 94250
+21.1%

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 HD121
−7.4%
130−140
+7.4%
1440p79
−7.6%
85−90
+7.6%
4K52
−5.8%
55−60
+5.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.88
+140%
6.92
−140%
1440p4.42
+139%
10.58
−139%
4K6.71
+144%
16.35
−144%
  • RTX 2060 has 140% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 has 139% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 has 144% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
−7.7%
210−220
+7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−2.6%
80−85
+2.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Battlefield 5 145
−3.4%
150−160
+3.4%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
−7.7%
210−220
+7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−2.6%
80−85
+2.6%
Far Cry 5 103
−6.8%
110−120
+6.8%
Fortnite 179
−6.1%
190−200
+6.1%
Forza Horizon 4 140
−7.1%
150−160
+7.1%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
−2.8%
110−120
+2.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 167
−7.8%
180−190
+7.8%
Valorant 248
−4.8%
260−270
+4.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Battlefield 5 129
−0.8%
130−140
+0.8%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
−7.7%
210−220
+7.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−4.7%
290−300
+4.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−2.6%
80−85
+2.6%
Dota 2 130−140
−0.7%
140−150
+0.7%
Far Cry 5 99
−1%
100−105
+1%
Fortnite 155
−3.2%
160−170
+3.2%
Forza Horizon 4 131
−6.9%
140−150
+6.9%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
−2.8%
110−120
+2.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 124
−4.8%
130−140
+4.8%
Metro Exodus 67
−4.5%
70−75
+4.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 159
−6.9%
170−180
+6.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 136
−2.9%
140−150
+2.9%
Valorant 247
−5.3%
260−270
+5.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 119
−0.8%
120−130
+0.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−2.6%
80−85
+2.6%
Dota 2 130−140
−0.7%
140−150
+0.7%
Far Cry 5 94
−6.4%
100−105
+6.4%
Forza Horizon 4 105
−4.8%
110−120
+4.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 122
−6.6%
130−140
+6.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
−2.7%
75−80
+2.7%
Valorant 162
−4.9%
170−180
+4.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 141
−6.4%
150−160
+6.4%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
−5.9%
90−95
+5.9%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
−6.4%
250−260
+6.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−4.5%
70−75
+4.5%
Metro Exodus 42
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−2.9%
180−190
+2.9%
Valorant 241
−3.7%
250−260
+3.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
−6.7%
95−100
+6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−4.9%
85−90
+4.9%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−6.4%
100−105
+6.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−4.8%
65−70
+4.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 85−90
−2.3%
90−95
+2.3%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 67
−4.5%
70−75
+4.5%
Metro Exodus 26
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+2%
50−55
−2%
Valorant 208
−5.8%
220−230
+5.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 53
−3.8%
55−60
+3.8%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Dota 2 100−110
+2%
100−105
−2%
Far Cry 5 41
+2.5%
40−45
−2.5%
Forza Horizon 4 59
−1.7%
60−65
+1.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 44
−2.3%
45−50
+2.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 38
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%

This is how RTX 2060 and RTX 4000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 is 7% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4000 is 8% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4000 is 6% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 31.59 34.05
Recency 7 January 2019 13 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB

RTX 2060 has an age advantage of 1 month.

RTX 4000, on the other hand, has a 7.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 2060 and Quadro RTX 4000.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2060 is a desktop card while Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation one.

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