RTX 6000 vs K6000

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Combined performance score

Quadro K6000
20.79

RTX 6000 outperforms K6000 by 134% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking24356
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money10.989.94
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGK110BTU102
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date23 July 2013 (10 years old)13 August 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,265 $6,299
Current price$429 (0.1x MSRP)$3083 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K6000 has 10% better value for money than RTX 6000.

Technical specs

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 cores28804608
Core clock speed797 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate216.5509.8
Floating-point performance5,196 gflopsno data

Size and 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

Memory

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 GB24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s672.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 DisplayPort4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA3.57.5

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 20.79
RTX 6000 48.70
+134%

RTX 6000 outperforms K6000 by 134% in our combined 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 8059
RTX 6000 18877
+134%

RTX 6000 outperforms K6000 by 134% 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 22920
RTX 6000 137910
+502%

RTX 6000 outperforms K6000 by 502% 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 6000 113762
+349%

RTX 6000 outperforms K6000 by 349% 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 6000 159550
+808%

RTX 6000 outperforms K6000 by 808% 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.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 20.79 48.70
Recency 23 July 2013 13 August 2018
Cost $5265 $6299
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 260 Watt

The Quadro RTX 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K6000 in performance tests.


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