GeForce 945A vs Quadro 6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 6000 with GeForce 945A, including specs and performance data.

Quadro 6000
2010
6 GB GDDR5, 204 Watt
6.09
+45.3%

6000 outperforms 945A by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking609698
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.07no data
Power efficiency2.4110.23
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGF100GM108
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date10 December 2010 (14 years ago)13 March 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores448384
Core clock speed574 MHz1006 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1189 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)204 Watt33 Watt
Texture fill rate32.1428.54
Floating-point processing power1.028 TFLOPS0.9132 TFLOPS
ROPs488
TMUs5624
L1 Cache896 KB192 KB
L2 Cache768 KB1024 KB

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 3.0 x8
Length248 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed747 MHz1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth143.4 GB/s40.1 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA2.05.0

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Quadro 6000 6.09
+45.3%
GeForce 945A 4.19

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.

Quadro 6000 2691
+45.3%
Samples: 260
GeForce 945A 1852
Samples: 1

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.09 4.19
Recency 10 December 2010 13 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 33 Watt

Quadro 6000 has a 45.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GeForce 945A, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 518.2% lower power consumption.

The Quadro 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 945A in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 6000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 945A is a notebook one.

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