Tesla P40 vs Quadro K6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K6000 and Tesla P40, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro K6000
2013
12 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
20.93

Tesla P40 outperforms K6000 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking259172
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.212.57
Power efficiency6.448.75
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK110BGP102
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date23 July 2013 (11 years ago)13 September 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,265 $5,699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla P40 has 112% 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 cores28803840
Core clock speed797 MHz1303 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHz1531 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million11,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate216.5367.4
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPS11.76 TFLOPS
ROPs4896
TMUs240240

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-pin8-pin EPS

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 GB24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1808 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s347.1 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 DisplayPortNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
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 20.93
Tesla P40 31.59
+50.9%

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 8077
Tesla P40 12190
+50.9%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.93 31.59
Recency 23 July 2013 13 September 2016
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 250 Watt

Quadro K6000 has 11.1% lower power consumption.

Tesla P40, on the other hand, has a 50.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Tesla P40 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K6000 in performance tests.


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