Quadro RTX A6000 vs Quadro K2200

Place in the ranking	476	38
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.35	10.87
Power efficiency	9.37	13.44
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GM107	GA102
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	22 July 2014 (10 years ago)	5 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$395.75	$4,649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A6000 has 224% better value for money than Quadro K2200.

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	640	10752
Core clock speed	1046 MHz	1410 MHz
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz	1800 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	68 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	44.96	604.8
Floating-point processing power	1.439 TFLOPS	38.71 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	112
TMUs	40	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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	202 mm	267 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	8-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.19 GB/s	768.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API 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	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	5.0	8.6

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. 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 K2200 9.27

RTX A6000 58.61
+532%

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 K2200 3563

RTX A6000 22535
+532%

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	27−30 −548%	175 +548%
1440p	18−21 −617%	129 +617%
4K	18−20 −533%	114 +533%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	14.66 +81.2%	26.57 −81.2%
1440p	21.99 +63.9%	36.04 −63.9%
4K	21.99 +85.5%	40.78 −85.5%

Quadro K2200 has 81% lower cost per frame in 1080p
Quadro K2200 has 64% lower cost per frame in 1440p
Quadro K2200 has 85% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Elden Ring	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	300 +0%	300 +0%
Metro Exodus	66 +0%	66 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Valorant	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Dota 2	132 +0%	132 +0%
Elden Ring	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Far Cry 5	78 +0%	78 +0%
Fortnite	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	293 +0%	293 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	128 +0%	128 +0%
Metro Exodus	78 +0%	78 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Dota 2	131 +0%	131 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	288 +0%	288 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	96 +0%	96 +0%
Elden Ring	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	96 +0%	96 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
World of Tanks	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	247 +0%	247 +0%
Metro Exodus	63 +0%	63 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Valorant	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Dota 2	155 +0%	155 +0%
Elden Ring	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	155 +0%	155 +0%
Metro Exodus	70 +0%	70 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	155 +0%	155 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Dota 2	128 +0%	128 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	149 +0%	149 +0%
Valorant	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

This is how Quadro K2200 and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:

RTX A6000 is 548% faster in 1080p
RTX A6000 is 617% faster in 1440p
RTX A6000 is 533% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.27	58.61
Recency	22 July 2014	5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	68 Watt	300 Watt

Quadro K2200 has 341.2% lower power consumption.

RTX A6000, on the other hand, has a 532.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K2200 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.