GeForce GTX 780 6 GB vs Quadro K6000

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking245not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.97no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGK110BGK110B
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date23 July 2013 (10 years ago)10 September 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,265 no data
Current price$429 (0.1x MSRP)$1790

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores28802304
Core clock speed797 MHz863 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHz902 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate216.5173.2
Floating-point performance5,196 gflops4,156 gflops

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 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s288.4 GB/s

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 DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA3.53.5

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 July 2013 10 September 2013
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 250 Watt

We couldn't decide between Quadro K6000 and GeForce GTX 780 6 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro K6000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 780 6 GB is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA Quadro K6000
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