RTX 6000 Ada Generation vs Quadro M6000 24 GB

VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M6000 24 GB and RTX 6000 Ada Generation, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

M6000 24 GB
2016
24 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
30.87

RTX 6000 Ada Generation outperforms M6000 24 GB by a whopping 136% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking18317
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.967.24
Power efficiency8.5216.79
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGM200AD102
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date5 March 2016 (8 years ago)3 December 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,999 $6,799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 6000 Ada Generation has 145% better value for money than M6000 24 GB.

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 cores307218176
Core clock speed988 MHz915 MHz
Boost clock speed1114 MHz2505 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate285.21,423
Floating-point processing power6.844 TFLOPS91.06 TFLOPS
ROPs96192
TMUs256568
Tensor Coresno data568
Ray Tracing Coresno data142

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 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 16-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 amount24 GB48 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1653 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth317.4 GB/s960.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA5.28.9

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.

M6000 24 GB 30.87
RTX 6000 Ada Generation 72.99
+136%

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.

M6000 24 GB 11871
RTX 6000 Ada Generation 28066
+136%

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 HD75−80
−152%
189
+152%
1440p65−70
−143%
158
+143%
4K45−50
−162%
118
+162%

Cost per frame, $

1080p66.65
−85.3%
35.97
+85.3%
1440p76.91
−78.7%
43.03
+78.7%
4K111.09
−92.8%
57.62
+92.8%
  • RTX 6000 Ada Generation has 85% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 6000 Ada Generation has 79% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 6000 Ada Generation has 93% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 164
+0%
164
+0%
Elden Ring 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 163
+0%
163
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
Metro Exodus 113
+0%
113
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 155
+0%
155
+0%
Dota 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Elden Ring 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Far Cry 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Fortnite 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 106
+0%
106
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 147
+0%
147
+0%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Elden Ring 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
World of Tanks 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 131
+0%
131
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 99
+0%
99
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 219
+0%
219
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40
+0%
40
+0%
Dota 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Elden Ring 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 90
+0%
90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

This is how M6000 24 GB and RTX 6000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 152% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 143% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 162% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 55 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.87 72.99
Recency 5 March 2016 3 December 2022
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 300 Watt

M6000 24 GB has 20% lower power consumption.

RTX 6000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 136.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 6000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M6000 24 GB in performance tests.


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

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB
Quadro M6000 24 GB
NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
RTX 6000 Ada Generation

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


4.3 16 votes

Rate Quadro M6000 24 GB on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.4 92 votes

Rate RTX 6000 Ada Generation on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.