Quadro RTX A6000 vs Quadro M4000

Place in the ranking	322	41
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.81	11.47
Power efficiency	9.94	13.42
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GM204	GA102
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	29 June 2015 (9 years ago)	5 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$791	$4,649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX A6000 has 97% better value for money than Quadro M4000.

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	1664	10752
Core clock speed	773 MHz	1410 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1800 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	80.39	604.8
Floating-point processing power	2.573 TFLOPS	38.71 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	112
TMUs	104	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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 4.0 x16
Length	241 mm	267 mm
Width	1" (2.5 cm)	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	8-pin EPS
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 192 GB/s	768.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	4x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
Number of simultaneous displays	4	no data
Multi-display synchronization	Quadro Sync	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
High-Performance Video I/O6	+	no data
nView Desktop Management	+	no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	5.2	8.6

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 M4000 16.18

RTX A6000 54.60
+237%

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 M4000 6669

RTX A6000 22503
+237%

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 HD	50−55 −250%	175 +250%
1440p	35−40 −269%	129 +269%
4K	30−35 −280%	114 +280%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	15.82 +67.9%	26.57 −67.9%
1440p	22.60 +59.5%	36.04 −59.5%
4K	26.37 +54.7%	40.78 −54.7%

Quadro M4000 has 68% lower cost per frame in 1080p
Quadro M4000 has 59% lower cost per frame in 1440p
Quadro M4000 has 55% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	300 +0%	300 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	66 +0%	66 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Valorant	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Dota 2	132 +0%	132 +0%
Far Cry 5	78 +0%	78 +0%
Fortnite	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	293 +0%	293 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	128 +0%	128 +0%
Metro Exodus	78 +0%	78 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Dota 2	131 +0%	131 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	288 +0%	288 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	96 +0%	96 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	96 +0%	96 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
World of Tanks	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	247 +0%	247 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	63 +0%	63 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Valorant	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Dota 2	155 +0%	155 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	155 +0%	155 +0%
Metro Exodus	70 +0%	70 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	155 +0%	155 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Dota 2	128 +0%	128 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	149 +0%	149 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

This is how Quadro M4000 and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:

RTX A6000 is 250% faster in 1080p
RTX A6000 is 269% faster in 1440p
RTX A6000 is 280% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	16.18	54.60
Recency	29 June 2015	5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	300 Watt

Quadro M4000 has 150% lower power consumption.

RTX A6000, on the other hand, has a 237.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M4000 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.