Arc 8-Cores iGPU vs Quadro K6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K6000 with Arc 8-Cores iGPU, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K6000
2013
12 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
20.89
+19.2%

K6000 outperforms Arc 8-Cores iGPU by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking259309
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.24no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code nameGK110BMeteor Lake iGPU
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date23 July 2013 (11 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,265 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores28808
Core clock speed797 MHzno data
Boost clock speed902 MHz2300 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Wattno data
Texture fill rate216.5no data
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs240no 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 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount12 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1502 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/sno data
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 Connectors2x DVI, 2x DisplayPortno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12_2
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+-
CUDA3.5-

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 HD45−50
+12.5%
40
−12.5%
1440p18−20
+12.5%
16
−12.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 37
+0%
37
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 33
+0%
33
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27
+0%
27
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+0%
43
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 23
+0%
23
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how Quadro K6000 and Arc 8-Cores iGPU compete in popular games:

  • Quadro K6000 is 13% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro K6000 is 13% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.89 17.53
Recency 23 July 2013 14 December 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

Quadro K6000 has a 19.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Arc 8-Cores iGPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro K6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc 8-Cores iGPU in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K6000 is a workstation card while Arc 8-Cores iGPU is a notebook one.


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