GeForce RTX 3070 vs Quadro K6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K6000 with GeForce RTX 3070, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K6000
2013
12 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
20.85

RTX 3070 outperforms Quadro K6000 by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking24531
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.9525.94
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGK110BAmpere GA104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date23 July 2013 (10 years ago)16 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,265 $499
Current price$429 (0.1x MSRP)$662 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3070 has 117% better value for money than Quadro K6000.

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 cores28805888
Core clock speed797 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHz1725 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate216.5317.4
Floating-point performance5,196 gflopsno 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 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan+1.2
CUDA3.58.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 20.85
RTX 3070 57.97
+178%

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Quadro K6000 by 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Quadro K6000 8052
RTX 3070 22388
+178%

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Quadro K6000 by 178% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Quadro K6000 22898
RTX 3070 122890
+437%

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Quadro K6000 by 437% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Quadro K6000 25339
RTX 3070 122245
+382%

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Quadro K6000 by 382% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Quadro K6000 17571
RTX 3070 149734
+752%

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Quadro K6000 by 752% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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 HD50−55
−190%
145
+190%
1440p35−40
−183%
99
+183%
4K21−24
−205%
64
+205%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−194%
147
+194%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−213%
125
+213%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−186%
100
+186%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−183%
180−190
+183%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−211%
100−110
+211%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−209%
139
+209%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−214%
110−120
+214%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−180%
140−150
+180%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−194%
190−200
+194%
Hitman 3 35−40
−211%
109
+211%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−105
−188%
288
+188%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−188%
144
+188%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−195%
118
+195%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−183%
311
+183%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−203%
121
+203%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−206%
107
+206%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
−190%
87
+190%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−183%
180−190
+183%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−211%
100−110
+211%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−180%
126
+180%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−214%
110−120
+214%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−180%
140−150
+180%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−194%
190−200
+194%
Hitman 3 35−40
−186%
100
+186%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−185%
240−250
+185%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−196%
133
+196%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−193%
117
+193%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
−183%
255
+183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
−188%
230
+188%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−197%
178
+197%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−200%
81
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−189%
78
+189%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−211%
100−110
+211%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−191%
102
+191%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−214%
110−120
+214%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−194%
190−200
+194%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−178%
181
+178%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
−179%
223
+179%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−203%
121
+203%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−183%
85
+183%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−190%
116
+190%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−213%
120−130
+213%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−188%
144
+188%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−183%
68
+183%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−210%
65
+210%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−207%
90−95
+207%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−195%
62
+195%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−198%
119
+198%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−191%
130−140
+191%
Hitman 3 30−33
−220%
96
+220%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−192%
146
+192%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−189%
101
+189%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−202%
166
+202%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−180%
95−100
+180%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−214%
66
+214%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−185%
114
+185%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−210%
65−70
+210%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−206%
55−60
+206%
Hitman 3 18−20
−189%
52
+189%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−207%
80−85
+207%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−195%
62
+195%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−200%
90
+200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−200%
48
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−207%
43
+207%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−193%
40−45
+193%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−200%
30
+200%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−217%
35−40
+217%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−197%
85−90
+197%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−197%
89
+197%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−196%
71
+196%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−217%
38
+217%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−188%
69
+188%

This is how Quadro K6000 and RTX 3070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is 190% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 is 183% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 is 205% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.85 57.97
Recency 23 July 2013 16 September 2020
Cost $5265 $499
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 220 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K6000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K6000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3070 is a desktop one.


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