GeForce 9800M GT SLI vs Quadro K6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K6000 with GeForce 9800M GT SLI, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K6000
2013
12 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
20.90
+925%

K6000 outperforms 9800M GT SLI by a whopping 925% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking268889
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.32no data
Power efficiency6.411.08
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameGK110BNB9E-GT2
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date23 July 2013 (11 years ago)15 July 2008 (16 years 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 cores2880192
Core clock speed797 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 million1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt130 Watt
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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data
SLI options-+

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount12 GB512 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz800 MHz
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)10
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.

FPS performance in popular games

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Counter-Strike 2 8−9
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Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
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Battlefield 5 4−5
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Counter-Strike 2 8−9
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Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
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Forza Horizon 4 10−12
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Metro Exodus 2−3
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Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
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Battlefield 5 4−5
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Counter-Strike 2 8−9
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Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
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Dota 2 4−5
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Far Cry 5 12−14
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Fortnite 10−11
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Forza Horizon 4 10−12
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Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
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Metro Exodus 2−3
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2−3
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
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Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
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9−10
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World of Tanks 35−40
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35−40
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Battlefield 5 4−5
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4−5
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Counter-Strike 2 8−9
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8−9
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Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
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6−7
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Dota 2 4−5
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4−5
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Far Cry 5 12−14
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12−14
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Forza Horizon 4 10−12
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10−12
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
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Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
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Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
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World of Tanks 12−14
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Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Far Cry 5 6−7
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Forza Horizon 5 2−3
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
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5−6
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Valorant 8−9
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8−9
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
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14−16
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
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6−7
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Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
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1−2
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
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14−16
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Battlefield 5 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
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2−3
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Far Cry 5 2−3
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2−3
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Fortnite 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
Valorant 2−3
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2−3
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All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 47 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.90 2.04
Recency 23 July 2013 15 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 130 Watt

Quadro K6000 has a 924.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

9800M GT SLI, on the other hand, has 73.1% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GT SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K6000 is a workstation card while GeForce 9800M GT SLI is a notebook one.


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