Quadro RTX A6000 vs K2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K2000 and Quadro RTX A6000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro K2000
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 51 Watt
4.09

RTX A6000 outperforms Quadro K2000 by a whopping 915% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking65384
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.320.49
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGK107Ampere
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date1 March 2013 (11 years ago)5 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $4,649
Current price$550 (0.9x MSRP)$8932 (1.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A6000 has 53% better value for money than Quadro K2000.

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 cores38410752
Core clock speed954 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1800 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate30.53625.0
Floating-point performance732.7 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
Length202 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB48 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s768.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan+1.2
CUDA3.08.6

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 HD16−18
−944%
167
+944%
1440p12−14
−975%
129
+975%
4K10−12
−1020%
112
+1020%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−957%
70−75
+957%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−929%
70−75
+929%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−929%
70−75
+929%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−1008%
130−140
+1008%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−950%
80−85
+950%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−957%
70−75
+957%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1013%
85−90
+1013%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−920%
100−110
+920%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1007%
150−160
+1007%
Hitman 3 8−9
−963%
85−90
+963%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−933%
248
+933%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−1060%
110−120
+1060%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−989%
95−100
+989%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−1011%
300
+1011%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−1011%
100−105
+1011%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−929%
70−75
+929%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−929%
70−75
+929%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−1008%
130−140
+1008%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−950%
80−85
+950%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−957%
70−75
+957%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1013%
85−90
+1013%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−920%
100−110
+920%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1007%
150−160
+1007%
Hitman 3 8−9
−963%
85−90
+963%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−956%
160−170
+956%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−1033%
34
+1033%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−989%
95−100
+989%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−985%
293
+985%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−923%
307
+923%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−1011%
100−105
+1011%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−929%
70−75
+929%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−929%
70−75
+929%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−950%
80−85
+950%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−957%
70−75
+957%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1013%
85−90
+1013%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1007%
150−160
+1007%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−967%
224
+967%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−967%
288
+967%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−1025%
180
+1025%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−1011%
100−105
+1011%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−989%
95−100
+989%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−1057%
80−85
+1057%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−978%
95−100
+978%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−1050%
45−50
+1050%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−967%
60−65
+967%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1033%
30−35
+1033%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−940%
52
+940%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1000%
85−90
+1000%
Hitman 3 5−6
−980%
50−55
+980%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−1067%
210
+1067%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−950%
63
+950%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−929%
247
+929%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−933%
60−65
+933%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−1167%
35−40
+1167%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−929%
70−75
+929%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−950%
40−45
+950%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Hitman 3 3−4
−1033%
30−35
+1033%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−960%
50−55
+960%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−943%
146
+943%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1350%
27−30
+1350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1200%
24−27
+1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1150%
24−27
+1150%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1060%
55−60
+1060%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1042%
137
+1042%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−950%
63
+950%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1133%
35−40
+1133%

This is how Quadro K2000 and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is 944% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A6000 is 975% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A6000 is 1020% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.09 41.50
Recency 1 March 2013 5 October 2020
Cost $599 $4649
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 300 Watt

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K2000 in performance tests.


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