GeForce GT 1030 vs Quadro K6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K6000 with GeForce GT 1030, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K6000
2013
12 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
20.89
+228%

K6000 outperforms GT 1030 by a whopping 228% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking261573
Place by popularitynot in top-10036
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.202.31
Power efficiency6.4514.76
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK110BGP108
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date23 July 2013 (11 years ago)17 May 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,265 $79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 1030 has 93% better value for money than Quadro K6000.

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 cores2880384
Core clock speed797 MHz1228 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHz1468 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate216.535.23
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPS1.127 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs24024

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 x16PCIe 3.0 x4
Length267 mm145 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s48.06 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 Connectors2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA3.56.1

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 K6000 20.89
+228%
GT 1030 6.37

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 K6000 8059
+228%
GT 1030 2456

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro K6000 24089
+146%
GT 1030 9783

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro K6000 25167
+165%
GT 1030 9514

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Quadro K6000 17571
+70.5%
GT 1030 10307

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 HD75−80
+213%
24
−213%
1440p60−65
+216%
19
−216%
4K27−30
+200%
9
−200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p70.203.29
1440p87.754.16
4K195.008.78

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+0%
18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Battlefield 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
+0%
18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 93
+0%
93
+0%
Hitman 3 16
+0%
16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 152
+0%
152
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 31
+0%
31
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 37
+0%
37
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 93
+0%
93
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24
+0%
24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16
+0%
16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+0%
7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20
+0%
20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+0%
84
+0%
Hitman 3 15
+0%
15
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 123
+0%
123
+0%
Metro Exodus 20
+0%
20
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 15
+0%
15
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+0%
19
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 84
+0%
84
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+0%
7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5
+0%
5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16
+0%
16
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 19
+0%
19
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+0%
16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+0%
12
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6
+0%
6
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 19
+0%
19
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14
+0%
14
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
+0%
11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 48
+0%
48
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 4
+0%
4
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1
+0%
1
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7
+0%
7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6
+0%
6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how Quadro K6000 and GT 1030 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro K6000 is 213% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro K6000 is 216% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro K6000 is 200% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 71 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.89 6.37
Recency 23 July 2013 17 May 2017
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 30 Watt

Quadro K6000 has a 227.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GT 1030, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 1030 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K6000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 1030 is a desktop one.


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

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