GeForce RTX 4080 vs Quadro 6000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro 6000 with GeForce RTX 4080, including specs and performance data.
RTX 4080 outperforms 6000 by a whopping 1179% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 573 | 5 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.17 | 29.08 |
| Power efficiency | 2.35 | 19.13 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | AD103 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 December 2010 (14 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,399 | $1,199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
RTX 4080 has 17006% better value for money than Quadro 6000.
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 | 448 | 9728 |
| Core clock speed | 574 MHz | 2205 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2505 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 45,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 204 Watt | 320 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 32.14 | 761.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.028 TFLOPS | 48.74 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 112 |
| TMUs | 56 | 304 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 304 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 76 |
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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 248 mm | 310 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 747 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 143.4 GB/s | 716.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 2.0 | 8.9 |
| 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.
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.
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 | 18−20
−1183%
| 231
+1183%
|
| 1440p | 12−14
−1250%
| 162
+1250%
|
| 4K | 8−9
−1213%
| 105
+1213%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 244.39
−4608%
| 5.19
+4608%
|
| 1440p | 366.58
−4853%
| 7.40
+4853%
|
| 4K | 549.88
−4715%
| 11.42
+4715%
|
- RTX 4080 has 4608% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RTX 4080 has 4853% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RTX 4080 has 4715% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 231
+0%
|
231
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 320
+0%
|
320
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 231
+0%
|
231
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 223
+0%
|
223
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 249
+0%
|
249
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 135
+0%
|
135
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 550−600
+0%
|
550−600
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 317
+0%
|
317
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 210
+0%
|
210
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 249
+0%
|
249
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 218
+0%
|
218
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 239
+0%
|
239
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 178
+0%
|
178
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 124
+0%
|
124
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 213
+0%
|
213
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 545
+0%
|
545
+0%
|
| Valorant | 550−600
+0%
|
550−600
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 190
+0%
|
190
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 233
+0%
|
233
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 204
+0%
|
204
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 119
+0%
|
119
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 258
+0%
|
258
+0%
|
| Valorant | 575
+0%
|
575
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 259
+0%
|
259
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 500−550
+0%
|
500−550
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 162
+0%
|
162
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 154
+0%
|
154
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 450−500
+0%
|
450−500
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 129
+0%
|
129
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 201
+0%
|
201
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 111
+0%
|
111
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 191
+0%
|
191
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 107
+0%
|
107
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 185
+0%
|
185
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 104
+0%
|
104
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 187
+0%
|
187
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 63
+0%
|
63
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 227
+0%
|
227
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 140
+0%
|
140
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 66
+0%
|
66
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
This is how Quadro 6000 and RTX 4080 compete in popular games:
- RTX 4080 is 1183% faster in 1080p
- RTX 4080 is 1250% faster in 1440p
- RTX 4080 is 1213% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.04 | 77.24 |
| Recency | 10 December 2010 | 20 September 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 204 Watt | 320 Watt |
Quadro 6000 has 56.9% lower power consumption.
RTX 4080, on the other hand, has a 1178.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 4080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 6000 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro 6000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4080 is a desktop one.
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