GeForce GTX 470 vs Quadro 6000

Place in performance ranking	520	479
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.30	8.13
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GF100	GF100
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	10 December 2010 (13 years ago)	12 April 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,399	$349
Current price	$1730 (0.4x MSRP)	$9.98 (0x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 470 has 2610% better value for money than Quadro 6000.

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 cores	448	448
CUDA cores	no data	448
Core clock speed	574 MHz	607 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	204 Watt	225 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	32.14	34.0 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	1,027.7 gflops	1,088.6 gflops

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).

Bus support	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	248 mm	9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Two 6-pins
SLI options	no data	+

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	1280 MB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	2988 MHz	1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
Memory bandwidth	143.4 GB/s	133.9 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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 DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video	Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	2.0	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

Quadro 6000 6.99

GTX 470 8.02
+14.7%

GeForce GTX 470 outperforms Quadro 6000 by 15% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Quadro 6000 2706

GTX 470 3106
+14.8%

GeForce GTX 470 outperforms Quadro 6000 by 15% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Quadro 6000 9891

GTX 470 11010
+11.3%

GeForce GTX 470 outperforms Quadro 6000 by 11% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Quadro 6000 40

GTX 470 44
+10%

GeForce GTX 470 outperforms Quadro 6000 by 10% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

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:

900p	45−50 −15.6%	52 +15.6%
Full HD	55−60 −16.4%	64 +16.4%
1200p	45−50 −17.8%	53 +17.8%

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	6.99	8.02
Recency	10 December 2010	12 April 2010
Cost	$4399	$349
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	1280 MB
Power consumption (TDP)	204 Watt	225 Watt