GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition vs Quadro K6000
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 318 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.52 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.52 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GK110B | GK104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 July 2013 (12 years ago) | 3 April 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $5,265 | $599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2880 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 797 MHz | 1006 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 902 MHz | 1058 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 195 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 216.5 | 135.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.196 TFLOPS | 3.25 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 240 | 128 |
| L1 Cache | 240 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1536 KB | 512 KB |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 254 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.4 GB/s | 192.3 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 3.5 | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 July 2013 | 3 April 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 195 Watt |
Quadro K6000 has an age advantage of 3 months, and a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GTX 680 Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 15.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro K6000 and GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro K6000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition is a desktop one.
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