GeForce RTX 4070 vs Quadro M6000

Place in performance ranking	168	17
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.21	26.85
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	GM200	AD104
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	21 March 2015 (9 years ago)	13 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,199.99	$599
Current price	$1792 (0.4x MSRP)	$791 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 has 332% 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	5888
Core clock speed	988 MHz	1920 MHz
Boost clock speed	1114 MHz	2475 MHz
Number of transistors	8,000 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	213.9	455.4
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 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	240 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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	6612 MHz	21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	317.4 GB/s	504.2 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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	5.2	8.9

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.

Quadro M6000 30.57

RTX 4070 69.87
+129%

GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms Quadro M6000 by 129% based on our aggregate 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%

Quadro M6000 11805

RTX 4070 26985
+129%

GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms Quadro M6000 by 129% in Passmark.

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	90−95 −130%	207 +130%
1440p	50−55 −144%	122 +144%
4K	30−35 −143%	73 +143%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

216

−108%

450−500
+108%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 −125%	250−260 +125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 −128%	280−290 +128%
Battlefield 5	220−230 −123%	500−550 +123%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −127%	270−280 +127%
Cyberpunk 2077	174 −101%	350−400 +101%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −122%	260−270 +122%
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180 −105%	350−400 +105%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 −106%	450−500 +106%
Hitman 3	120−130 −121%	270−280 +121%
Horizon Zero Dawn	470 −123%	1050−1100 +123%
Metro Exodus	140−150 −108%	300−310 +108%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −126%	280−290 +126%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	482 −128%	1100−1150 +128%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −122%	300−310 +122%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 −125%	250−260 +125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 −128%	280−290 +128%
Battlefield 5	220−230 −123%	500−550 +123%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −127%	270−280 +127%
Cyberpunk 2077	143 −110%	300−310 +110%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −122%	260−270 +122%
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180 −105%	350−400 +105%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 −106%	450−500 +106%
Hitman 3	120−130 −121%	270−280 +121%
Horizon Zero Dawn	290−300 −120%	650−700 +120%
Metro Exodus	84 −126%	190−200 +126%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −126%	280−290 +126%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	376 −126%	850−900 +126%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	351 −128%	800−850 +128%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −122%	300−310 +122%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 −125%	250−260 +125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 −128%	280−290 +128%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −127%	270−280 +127%
Cyberpunk 2077	128 −127%	290−300 +127%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −122%	260−270 +122%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 −106%	450−500 +106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	293 −122%	650−700 +122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	322 −117%	700−750 +117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170 −106%	350−400 +106%
Watch Dogs: Legion	124 −126%	280−290 +126%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

−126%

280−290
+126%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 −112%	350−400 +112%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 −108%	300−310 +108%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −120%	180−190 +120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 −118%	190−200 +118%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 −126%	240−250 +126%
Cyberpunk 2077	81 −122%	180−190 +122%
Far Cry 5	171 −105%	350−400 +105%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −108%	350−400 +108%
Hitman 3	100−110 −125%	230−240 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	222 −125%	500−550 +125%
Metro Exodus	143 −110%	300−310 +110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	222 −125%	500−550 +125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 −128%	290−300 +128%
Watch Dogs: Legion	93 −126%	210−220 +126%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

−126%

260−270
+126%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 −127%	200−210 +127%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −117%	150−160 +117%
Hitman 3	60−65 −113%	130−140 +113%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −124%	240−250 +124%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84 −126%	190−200 +126%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115 −126%	260−270 +126%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −124%	130−140 +124%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −118%	120−130 +118%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −112%	110−120 +112%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 −122%	80−85 +122%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −120%	110−120 +120%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −123%	270−280 +123%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130 −123%	290−300 +123%
Metro Exodus	96 −119%	210−220 +119%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50 −120%	110−120 +120%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80
−124%

170−180

+124%

This is how Quadro M6000 and RTX 4070 compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 is 130% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 is 144% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 is 143% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	30.57	69.87
Recency	21 March 2015	13 April 2023
Cost	$4199.99	$599
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	200 Watt