RTX 4000 Ada Generation vs Quadro 6000 SDI

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated22
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGF100AD104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date25 July 2011 (12 years ago)9 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$11,499 no data
Current price$340 (0x MSRP)no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores4486144
Core clock speed574 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2175 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)231 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate32.14417.6
Floating-point performance1,027.7 gflopsno data

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 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length248 mm245 mm
WidthQuad-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB20 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed2988 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth143.4 GB/s280.0 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video, 2x SDI4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.08.9

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 July 2011 9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 231 Watt 130 Watt

We couldn't decide between Quadro 6000 SDI and RTX 4000 Ada Generation. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro 6000 SDI is a workstation graphics card while RTX 4000 Ada Generation is a desktop one.


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