Quadro RTX 6000 vs Quadro NVS 150M

Place in the ranking	1400	69
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.32
Power efficiency	1.24	12.79
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	G98	TU102
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	15 August 2008 (16 years ago)	13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$6,299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	8	4608
Core clock speed	530 MHz	1440 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	260 Watt
Texture fill rate	2.120	509.8
Floating-point processing power	0.0208 TFLOPS	16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	96
TMUs	4	288
Tensor Cores	no data	576
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	72

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	MXM-I	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	24 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	11.2 GB/s	672.0 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

No outputs

4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	1.1	7.5

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.

NVS 150M 0.18

RTX 6000 48.48
+26833%

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.

NVS 150M 70

RTX 6000 18674
+26577%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−24900%

500−550
+24900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −26567%	800−850 +26567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −24900%	500−550 +24900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −24900%	500−550 +24900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −26150%	1050−1100 +26150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −26775%	2150−2200 +26775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −26150%	1050−1100 +26150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −26686%	7500−7550 +26686%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −26567%	800−850 +26567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −24900%	500−550 +24900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −24900%	500−550 +24900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −26150%	1050−1100 +26150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −26775%	2150−2200 +26775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −26150%	1050−1100 +26150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −26567%	2400−2450 +26567%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −26686%	7500−7550 +26686%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −26567%	800−850 +26567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −24900%	500−550 +24900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −24900%	500−550 +24900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −26150%	1050−1100 +26150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −26775%	2150−2200 +26775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −26150%	1050−1100 +26150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −26567%	2400−2450 +26567%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −26686%	7500−7550 +26686%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −26567%	1600−1650 +26567%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −24900%	500−550 +24900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−24900%

500−550
+24900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −25900%	260−270 +25900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−24900%

500−550
+24900%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.18	48.48
Recency	15 August 2008	13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	24 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	260 Watt

NVS 150M has 2500% lower power consumption.

RTX 6000, on the other hand, has a 26833.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 150M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro NVS 150M is a mobile workstation card while Quadro RTX 6000 is a workstation one.

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