RTX 6000 Ada Generation vs Quadro M6000 24 GB

Place in the ranking	185	16
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.92	7.20
Power efficiency	8.48	16.81
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GM200	AD102
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	5 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 147% 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 cores	3072	18176
Core clock speed	988 MHz	915 MHz
Boost clock speed	1114 MHz	2505 MHz
Number of transistors	8,000 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	285.2	1,423
Floating-point processing power	6.844 TFLOPS	91.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	192
TMUs	256	568
Tensor Cores	no data	568
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	142

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	267 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1653 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	317.4 GB/s	960.0 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

1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	5.2	8.9

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 30.76

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 73.17
+138%

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 11823

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 28124
+138%

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	75−80 −153%	190 +153%
1440p	65−70 −143%	158 +143%
4K	45−50 −162%	118 +162%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	66.65 −86.3%	35.78 +86.3%
1440p	76.91 −78.7%	43.03 +78.7%
4K	111.09 −92.8%	57.62 +92.8%

RTX 6000 Ada Generation has 86% 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%

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%
Forza Horizon 5	190−200 +0%	190−200 +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%
Far Cry 5	123 +0%	123 +0%
Fortnite	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	170−180 +0%	170−180 +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%
Forza Horizon 5	190−200 +0%	190−200 +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%
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%
Forza Horizon 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +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%
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	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +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 153% 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 56 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	30.76	73.17
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 137.9% 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.