GeForce RTX 2060 vs Quadro M6000
Aggregated performance score
GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Quadro M6000 by 20% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 169 | 122 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 31 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 5.81 | 21.03 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019) | Turing (2018−2021) |
| GPU code name | GM200 | Turing TU106 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 21 March 2015 (9 years ago) | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,199.99 | $349 |
| Current price | $1792 (0.4x MSRP) | $397 (1.1x MSRP) |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RTX 2060 has 262% better value for money than Quadro M6000.
Detailed Specifications
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 cores | 3072 | 1920 |
| Core clock speed | 988 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1114 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | 10,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 175 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 213.9 | 201.6 |
| Floating-point performance | 6,844 gflops | no data |
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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 229 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6612 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 317.4 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| G-SYNC support | no data | + |
Supported Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | 7.5 |
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.
GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Quadro M6000 by 20% based on our aggregated 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%
GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Quadro M6000 by 20% 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%
GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Quadro M6000 by 89% 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%
GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Quadro M6000 by 44% 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%
GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Quadro M6000 by 140% 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.
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 | 100−110
−21%
| 121
+21%
|
| 1440p | 60−65
−26.7%
| 76
+26.7%
|
| 4K | 40−45
−25%
| 50
+25%
|
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 30.46 | 36.55 |
| Recency | 21 March 2015 | 6 January 2019 |
| Cost | $4199.99 | $349 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 175 Watt |
The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M6000 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro M6000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2060 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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