Quadro RTX A6000 vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super

Place in the ranking	59	41
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.55	11.17
Power efficiency	14.01	13.44
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU104	GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	23 July 2019 (5 years ago)	5 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$4,649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 Super has 182% better value for money than RTX A6000.

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	3072	10752
Core clock speed	1650 MHz	1410 MHz
Boost clock speed	1815 MHz	1800 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	348.5	604.8
Floating-point processing power	11.15 TFLOPS	38.71 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	112
TMUs	192	336
Tensor Cores	384	336
Ray Tracing Cores	48	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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	8-pin EPS

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	8 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1937 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	495.9 GB/s	768.0 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
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

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.6

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 2080 Super 50.22

RTX A6000 57.81
+15.1%

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 2080 Super 19549

RTX A6000 22503
+15.1%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 2080 Super 40963

RTX A6000 50957
+24.4%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 2080 Super 27398

RTX A6000 27511
+0.4%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2080 Super 140388
+24.1%

RTX A6000 113167

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2080 Super 515887
+4.3%

RTX A6000 494750

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	140 −25%	175 +25%
1440p	96 −34.4%	129 +34.4%
4K	71 −60.6%	114 +60.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.99 +432%	26.57 −432%
1440p	7.28 +395%	36.04 −395%
4K	9.85 +314%	40.78 −314%

RTX 2080 Super has 432% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 2080 Super has 395% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 2080 Super has 314% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	135 +0%	130−140 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	110−120 −16.8%	130−140 +16.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90 −30%	110−120 +30%
Counter-Strike 2	111 −21.6%	130−140 +21.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	48 −175%	130−140 +175%
Forza Horizon 4	277 −8.3%	300 +8.3%
Forza Horizon 5	120−130 −15.6%	140−150 +15.6%
Metro Exodus	98 +48.5%	66 −48.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +14%	100−110 −14%
Valorant	223 −17%	260−270 +17%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	191 +63.2%	110−120 −63.2%
Counter-Strike 2	97 −39.2%	130−140 +39.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 −222%	130−140 +222%
Dota 2	121 −9.1%	132 +9.1%
Far Cry 5	94 +20.5%	78 −20.5%
Fortnite	173 −32.9%	230−240 +32.9%
Forza Horizon 4	225 −30.2%	293 +30.2%
Forza Horizon 5	120−130 −15.6%	140−150 +15.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	113 −13.3%	128 +13.3%
Metro Exodus	87 +11.5%	78 −11.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	248 +15.3%	210−220 −15.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	77 −39%	100−110 +39%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	142 −83.8%	260−270 +83.8%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 −48.1%	110−120 +48.1%
Counter-Strike 2	86 −57%	130−140 +57%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 −65%	130−140 +65%
Dota 2	129 −1.6%	131 +1.6%
Far Cry 5	222 +88.1%	110−120 −88.1%
Forza Horizon 4	189 −52.4%	288 +52.4%
Forza Horizon 5	117 −26.5%	140−150 +26.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	161 −33.5%	210−220 +33.5%
Valorant	217 −20.3%	260−270 +20.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	95−100 +2.1%	96 −2.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	95−100 +2.1%	96 −2.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	51 −33.3%	65−70 +33.3%
World of Tanks	300−350 −18.1%	350−400 +18.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 −10.1%	85−90 +10.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	53 −35.8%	70−75 +35.8%
Far Cry 5	160 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	141 −75.2%	247 +75.2%
Forza Horizon 5	85−90 −19.3%	100−110 +19.3%
Metro Exodus	90 +42.9%	63 −42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 −21.2%	120−130 +21.2%
Valorant	163 −38.7%	220−230 +38.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −30.8%	30−35 +30.8%
Dota 2	115 −34.8%	155 +34.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	115 −34.8%	155 +34.8%
Metro Exodus	40 −75%	70 +75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	171 −21.6%	200−210 +21.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115 −34.8%	155 +34.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	68 −8.8%	70−75 +8.8%
Counter-Strike 2	12 −183%	30−35 +183%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 −25.9%	30−35 +25.9%
Dota 2	116 −10.3%	128 +10.3%
Far Cry 5	78 −34.6%	100−110 +34.6%
Fortnite	80−85 −18.5%	95−100 +18.5%
Forza Horizon 4	82 −81.7%	149 +81.7%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −23.1%	60−65 +23.1%
Valorant	87 −46%	120−130 +46%

This is how RTX 2080 Super and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:

RTX A6000 is 25% faster in 1080p
RTX A6000 is 34% faster in 1440p
RTX A6000 is 61% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2080 Super is 88% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A6000 is 222% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2080 Super is ahead in 10 tests (16%)
RTX A6000 is ahead in 48 tests (76%)
there's a draw in 5 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	50.22	57.81
Recency	23 July 2019	5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	300 Watt

RTX 2080 Super has 20% lower power consumption.

RTX A6000, on the other hand, has a 15.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2080 Super in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Super is a desktop card while Quadro RTX A6000 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.