RTX A1000 Mobile vs Quadro M6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M6000 with RTX A1000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M6000
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
30.57
+32.3%

Quadro M6000 outperforms RTX A1000 Mobile by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking168221
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.21no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGM200GA107
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date21 March 2015 (9 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,199.99 no data
Current price$1792 (0.4x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores30722048
Core clock speed988 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1114 MHz1140 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt95 Watt (35 - 95 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate213.972.96
Floating-point performance6,844 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M6000 and RTX A1000 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 amount12 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6612 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth317.4 GB/s176.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA5.28.6

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 HD85−90
+30.8%
65
−30.8%
1440p30−35
+20%
25
−20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+31.1%
61
−31.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+30%
50
−30%
Battlefield 5 100−105
+31.6%
75−80
−31.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+27.7%
45−50
−27.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+30%
50
−30%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+32.1%
50−55
−32.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+31.1%
60−65
−31.1%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+27.5%
100−110
−27.5%
Hitman 3 60−65
+30.4%
45−50
−30.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+31.9%
90−95
−31.9%
Metro Exodus 100−105
+31.6%
75−80
−31.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+29%
60−65
−29%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+28.4%
109
−28.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+29%
62
−29%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+21.2%
33
−21.2%
Battlefield 5 100−105
+31.6%
75−80
−31.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+27.7%
45−50
−27.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+21.6%
37
−21.6%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+32.1%
50−55
−32.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+31.1%
60−65
−31.1%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+27.5%
100−110
−27.5%
Hitman 3 60−65
+30.4%
45−50
−30.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+31.9%
90−95
−31.9%
Metro Exodus 100−105
+31.6%
75−80
−31.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+29%
60−65
−29%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+26.4%
87
−26.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+29.4%
85
−29.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+26.9%
65−70
−26.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+20%
25
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+27.7%
45−50
−27.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+20.7%
29
−20.7%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+32.1%
50−55
−32.1%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+27.5%
100−110
−27.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+31.9%
90−95
−31.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−105
+31.6%
76
−31.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+27.9%
43
−27.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+15.4%
26
−15.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+29%
60−65
−29%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+25%
40−45
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+25%
45−50
−25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+22.7%
22
−22.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+29%
30−35
−29%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+28.2%
35−40
−28.2%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+30.4%
45−50
−30.4%
Hitman 3 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+27.7%
45−50
−27.7%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+25%
40−45
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+30%
50−55
−30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+25%
27−30
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+23.5%
17
−23.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+31.6%
35−40
−31.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+30.4%
21−24
−30.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Hitman 3 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+15.4%
24−27
−15.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+25%
30−35
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+15.4%
24−27
−15.4%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+22.7%
21−24
−22.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+20%
20−22
−20%

This is how Quadro M6000 and RTX A1000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M6000 is 31% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro M6000 is 20% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.57 23.10
Recency 21 March 2015 30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 95 Watt

The Quadro M6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A1000 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M6000 is a workstation card while RTX A1000 Mobile is a notebook one.


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